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South Sudan captain Amy Lasu says women's football in the country is "on the right track" following the start of its first women's league.

Three gay Ugandans in fear of being deported from the UK tell their stories of torture and terror.

A photo archive reveals John F Kennedy's efforts to court African leaders in the post-colonial era.

The Libya Football Federation announces the first steps towards the lifting of a ban on its stadiums being used for international matches.

A teacher in the north-western Zamfara state tells the BBC at least 300 girls are unaccounted for.

Eritrean troops killed hundreds in Aksum in Ethiopia's Tigray region, witnesses tell Amnesty and the BBC.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Caster Semenya will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

The defence minister said people should at times provide their own security but it is not that easy.

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed.

The use of long-distance bombs is part of a new tactic by Islamist militants, local officials say.

Do real-life couples face the same difficulties as those depicted in the Bollywood-Nollywood crossover?

They are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth.

How to master Xhosa tongue-twisters as South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth changes its name.

It is a milestone for the WHO scheme, which aims to ensure the fair distribution of Covid-19 jabs.

The cause of death is still unknown but a recent cyclone is among the theories being investigated.

Italian club Atalanta, Didier Drogba and Amad Diallo pay tribute to Ivorian player Willy Braciano Ta Bi, who has died aged 21.

One of Africa's biggest clubs - Zamalek - is accused of 'immoral' and 'merciless' behaviour as it allegedly 'exploited' the contract of a player it no longer wanted.

Fallou Diop won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17.

The vote is being hailed as the first democratic transition in the history of the coup-prone state.