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UFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz sees off middleweight challenger Israel Adesanya at UFC 259, where Amanda Nunes also wins again.

The BBC's Girmay Gebru recounts his experience of being detained in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Actress Nomzamo Mbatha on the importance of Coming 2 America "celebrating blackness" on screen.

Ten years ago, Egyptians took to the streets calling for the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak

Patrice Motsepe's status as the next Caf president is all but secured after the final eligible candidate for the role pulled out of the race on Saturday.

Italian is the lingua franca of Malindi, which can be a culture shock when walking its old Swahili streets.

Aid will be more than 60% less, a leaked email suggests, but the government says no decision has been made.

Expectation that the next Caf president could be determined over the next 72 hours increases as Augustin Senghor withdraws from the race.

Ousmane Sonko is accused of rape but his supporters say the allegations are politically motivated.

Dr Michael K Obeng, who operated on Tessica Brown, says she will make a full recovery.

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya is aiming to become a two-weight UFC world champion as he steps up to face Jan Blachowicz.

Loveth Young - the only female Nigerian competing in elite MMA - fights crime by day.

Souadou Niang used to clean hotel rooms but she rose through the ranks and now owns her own hotel in Senegal.

Tea pickers allege they have suffered severe health problems due to conditions on farms run by James Finlay Kenya Ltd.

A girl who was kidnapped alongside 278 students speaks to the BBC about her ordeal.

An unknown number remain at large after escaping a breeding farm in Western Cape province.

Temba Bavuma becomes the first black African to permanently captain a South Africa side after being appointed their limited-overs skipper.

Parents of girls released by kidnappers had thrown stones at officials during the reunion ceremony.

RKC Waalwijk's Said Bakari says "it's magical" that the Comoros are on the verge of qualifying for a first ever Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Fishermen on Lake Victoria in Kenya have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats.