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Caf wins a legal battle against Lagardere Sports over its decision to scrap a US$1 billion television and marketing rights deal with the France-based company.

Bashir has been sentenced to two years for corruption - but cannot be jailed because of his age.

One of the most controversial US police shootings of the 1990s.

Kenyan Stanley Ngara gives out free condoms in his bid to encourage safe sex and lower HIV rates.

Watford's Ismaila Sarr says his Senegal teammate Sadio Mane provides inspiration and is like his 'big brother'.

Abdelmadjid Tebboune takes 58% of the vote in a poll marred by protests and a boycott.

Babagana Aliyu spent eight years in prison without being convicted of a crime.

The militant Islamic State group says it carried out the attack in the mainly-Muslim state.

Take our quiz to test your knowledge about the effects of climate change on the continent.

Fashion designer Lily Alfonso talks about her struggles as an entrepreneur in Malawi.

From January, African nationals will not have to apply for a visa before arriving in Nigeria.

Former Tanzania Football Federation president Jamal Malinzi is found guilty on one of the 20 corruption charges he was facing.

Kenya's Wilfred Bungei, who won Olympic 800m gold in Beijing, shares his story of battling alcoholism in a bid to 'save someone'.

Citizens in countrywide protests have long called for a new kind of politics, not just a new president.

Families fleeing conflict in Cameroon English-speaking regions are having a hard time educating their children.

Analysts say that the Islamist insurgency is escalating at an alarming rate in the country.

As Algeria prepares for the first presidential election since the removal of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, protests have intensified on the streets.

South Africa pulls out of the race to stage the 2023 Women's World Cup and will not submit a bid book to Fifa by Friday's deadline.

Emissions from the region made a major contribution to global greenhouse gas levels in 2010-2016.

Herero people commemorate their battle with their German colonial rulers with a ceremonial dress.