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Cardiff City release defender Armand Traore after his short-term contract expires.

The churches were packed as people prayed for a good start to the year, writes Elizabeth Ohene.

Twenty-six people were wounded in the blast on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, an official says.

Children are learning how to run their own businesses while they are still at school.

Gen Khalifa Haftar's forces say they have taken Sirte from fighters loyal to the Tripoli government.

An increasing number of African-American celebrities are taking up the nationality of African countries.

Three men are being interrogated over an attempt to break into a British base in central Kenya.

Turkish forces will support the UN-backed government in Libya as it battles an insurgency.

An exhibition of African photography reflects politics, past times and personal relations.

Dom Sibley makes an unbeaten 85 as England take total control of the second Test against South Africa on day three in Cape Town.

Former Algeria striker Nassim Akrour signs for French third-tier side Chambery and scores on his debut at the age of 45.

January's African football news in brief.

Peter Biar Ajak was an outspoken critic of South Sudan and had been detained there since July 2018.

Witnesses report hearing gunfire and seeing plumes of black smoke coming from an airstrip.

Chekole Menberu supported himself up to university level, but ended up back in his old job.

At least 28 people are dead and others wounded in the capital, Tripoli, officials say.

Amateur side JS Saint-Pierroise - from the island of Reunion - travel 6,000 miles to cause a French Cup upset by knocking out second-tier Niort.

The bus, which was carrying students back to university, reportedly drove over a bomb.

Ghana's FA says it removed all its national team coaches 'in line with the vision' of the GFA's new administration and is now 'evaluating the situation.'

Yoweri Museveni will spend six days retracing the route he took when he seized power in 1986.