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Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri becomes the first Leganes player to hit a La Liga hat-trick as his three goals earn his side a 3-0 win over Real Betis.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been rarely appeared in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013.

An electoral commission office in Plateau state is destroyed six days before the general election.

The African Union is unveiling a statue of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.

Phuti Lekoloane is trying to break stereotypes and pave the way for other gay footballers in South Africa.

French military are involved in an operation to stop a convoy of vehicles from Libya.

Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is left out of Anorthosis Famagusta's squad as an investigation is launched into the authenticity of his health certificate.

Caf President Ahmad faces a threat to his reign after being accused of violating the statutes of African football's ruling body.

Seven jihadists get life in prison but others are acquitted for assaults on a museum and beach resort.

'Witchcraft' is blamed for a spate of child abductions and murders in the Njombe region of Tanzania.

Getting Nigerians out of poverty is seen as a key election issue.

Peter Biar Ajak is an outspoken critic of South Sudan and has been detained there since July.

Nigeria and South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger which means they qualify for this year's World Cup in Poland.

Nigeria has one of the lowest rates of female participation in parliament, according to the UN.

A female MP calls for checks on whether male MPs had undergone the procedure.

Derby County take former Celtic and Hibernian defender Efe Ambrose on trial as they look to strengthen their squad.

Cardiff City's Ivorian defender Sol Bamba leads the tributes from African players to Argentine player Emiliano Sala following the identification of his body.

President Bio made the announcement after hearing from an Ebola survivor who had been raped.

Much-travelled striker Aristide Bance returns to his native Burkina Faso and signs a short-term deal with USFA.