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Former Kenya boss Sebastien Migne is the new coach of Equatorial Guinea ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The hardy animals are delivering health services for communities that would otherwise be cut off.

Umaru Bangura is named in the latest Sierra Leone squad as he decides to continue his international career.

At the heart of the dispute is which country has the control of the crucial water source.

Paralympian Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe says wheelchair racing means more to him than just being an athlete.

The head of Nigeria's richest state says titles spread "demi-god mystique" and enable "oppression".

Bosco Ntaganda is the first person convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court.

The BBC met the driver of Bloodhound - part racing car and part spaceship - during testing in South Africa.

To avoid Nigeria's notorious kidnapping gangs thousands of commuters pack on to trains in the capital.

Alex, who lost all four of his limbs six years ago, climbed Ras Dashen using a specially-adapted buggy.

Five buses are ambushed by gunmen in the West African country, where jihadist violence is rife.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane says he will not change his style of play despite manager Jürgen Klopp having to defend him from diving accusations.

An Ethiopian woman says she has been denied life-saving medical treatment because of her asylum status.

South Africa's World Cup-winning prop Tendai Mtawarira announces his retirement from international rugby aged 34.

Slavia Prague's Ibrahim Traore receives his first call to an Ivory Coast squad at the age of 31.

July's strike near Tripoli, which killed 53, was described by the UN as a potential war crime.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after two rivers burst their banks.

Fans of Tunisia's Club Africain donate more than US$450,000 in one day to help the cash-strapped team.

The journey of Guinea's Seydouba Soumah from 12-year-old freestyle footballer to playing against Manchester United.

Simthandile Tshabalala, aged seven, has been nicknamed “SimTiger” and marked out as a future star.