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Dozens of people suffered second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.

Madagascar confirm Vontovorona as the new venue for their forthcoming Nations Cup qualifiers following a deadly stampede at their national stadium last month.

Armed rebels have vowed to enforce a boycott of the 7 October election in parts of the country.

Wiyaala Djimba is a Ghanaian Afro pop singer and song writer who is fast becoming an international icon.

Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.

"It's one of the great spectacles of Africa," says our reporter Ferdinand Omondi. But what happened next caused lots of giggles as one of the baby elephants made quite a splash.

Algeria coach Djamal Belmadi recalls Hoffenheim striker Ishak Belfodil as well as Napoli's Adam Ounas to play Benin in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

He has won the award for efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

Campaigners Nadia Murad, a Yazidi, and Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynaecologist, are given the prize.

Sampdoria's Omar Colley feels he is being 'punished' as he is left out of The Gambia's squad for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo.

Ivory Coast call-up Chelsea academy goalkeeper Nicolas Tie and include Wilfried Zaha in their squad to face CAR in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers8

Chemicals found in some Afro hair products around the world could be damaging your health.

Kenyan rapper Lal Daggy is deaf and doesn't speak, relaying his music through sign language.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

The planes collided as they were landing after training flights, a military spokesman said.

Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba is enjoying life with Cardiff City so much he is considering making the Welsh capital his permanent home.

Egyptian club Al Ahly and the Tunisian national team face important games without injured World Cup defender Ali Maaloul.

Former Cameroon internationals Lauren and Sebastien Bassong are confident the country can host a successful 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

The army says it wants to make sure its soldiers stay safe so that they can defend the country.

Guinea call-up uncapped Amadou Diawara of Italian club Napoli and Sweden-born goalkeeper Aly Keita to face Rwanda in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.,