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What drives a mother to sell her baby for £70? The story of a woman caught between poverty and traffickers.

Gunmen raided an all-boys boarding school on Friday, abducting an unknown number of children.

Motjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.

The catwalk in Dakar has been moved into a baobab forest due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Italian isle welcoming migrants and undergoing cultural change - from Afrobeats to scotch bonnets.

Gunmen on motorbikes raid a boarding school, home to some 800 boys, in north-western Katsina state.

Olpha Selepe, also known as GeeSixFive, shot to fame with a hit single just weeks before her death.

Greece insists such accusations are an insult but some migrants documented their trips with GPS.

There are "overwhelming" reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed or abducted, the UN says.

The decision follows a decade-long investigation into the conflict with Boko Haram militants.

Istanbul Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo says 8 December 2020 will be a significant date in football's fight against racism.

Zambia coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic denies charges of sexual assault in South Africa.

Last year, Ugandan animator Hamid Ibrahim told the BBC his team would "kick Disney's ass".

Four aid workers were killed last month during fighting in the Tigray region, aid agencies say.

Anthony Joshua may have won Olympic gold for Great Britain but the heavyweight champion is also an idol in Nigeria.

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

As part of the deal, the US agrees to recognise Morocco's claim over the disputed Western Sahara.

Italian prosecutors accuse four Egyptian officers over the 2016 murder of a Cambridge student.

In a "landmark" court ruling, four women assaulted after the 2007 election will get compensation.

After breaking news of Ahmad's impending ban in October, BBC Sport Africa details the reasons for the Fifa vice-president's sanction and why a second investigation is already under way.