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A chance photo of a makeshift football shirt changed a Kenyan boy's life.

Relatives of victims of last Sunday's air crash are told it could take six months to identify remains.

Women are sent away from Mamfe Dove community in Ghana to give birth to avoid "offending the gods".

Tanzania's Simba FC defeat DR Congo's AS Vita Club to reach the African Champions League quarter-finals as Al Ahly and TP Mazembe also qualify.

Newcastle U-23 midfielder Mohammed Sangare looks set to make his debut for Liberia in their crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away to DR Congo.

The tropical storm had already caused death and destruction in neighbouring Mozambique.

Meet Olivia and Kelsey, two Uganda-based social workers behind the #nowhitesaviors social media campaign.

Former Ghana and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien signs for Azerbaijan top-tier side Sabail FK in a deal until May 2020.

Former skipper Omar Colley is back to face Algeria in a must-win game for The Gambia as they bid to reach a first Nations Cup.

Black boxes can provide vital information in air accident investigations.

Fifa approves a revised 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021 despite top European clubs saying they would boycott the tournament.

Former Ivory Coast football star Bonaventure Kalou is the latest West African sportsman to make the transfer from sport to politics.

Thousands calls for the president to leave now even though he has withdrawn his re-election bid.

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha could play his first game in Nations Cup qualifying after being included in a 24-man squad to face Rwanda.

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

A building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least 11 people. Why?

10-year-old Demilade Adepegba says he can juggle school work and his passion for playing music.

"The worst case scenario is very likely," meteorologists warn, with a huge storm surge expected.

The race is on for investigators to find answers about what happened to the Boeing 737 Max-8 plane.

Indomitable Lions coach Clarence Seedorf has recalled Young Boys forward Jean-Pierre Nsame for Cameroon's crucial Afcon qualifier against Comoros.