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The Confederation of African Football clears Liberian referee Jerry Yekeh from all allegations of corruption.

Whistle-blowers tell the BBC how bribery impacts on all levels of football in Algeria.

Prosecutors appealed against the bail set for popular singer Saad Lamjarred, who is charged with rape.

The offices of the Sierra Leone Football Association are raided by officials from the country's Anti-Corruption Commission.

Pro-marijuana activists cheer following a landmark ruling by the country's highest court.

Ireland, Sweden and Finland also suspend financial aid over corruption concerns.

South Africa midfielder Keagan Dolly undergoes successful surgery on the broken leg he suffered playing for his French club Montpellier.

Recent data shows that the national murder rate in South Africa is going up.

Amidst a collapse in public services, water supplies have become contaminated with untreated sewage.

Oscar Ekponimo's mobile app Chowberry connects people to supermarket food that would ordinarily end up in the bin.

Nigerian tech entrepreneur Oscar Ekponimo has invented an app which will help cut down on food waste.

A judge has awarded a judicial review of the case of the former UBS trader convicted of fraud.

Souleymane Coulibaly's move to Partick Thistle is in the balance with the Egyptian FA refusing to grant an international transfer certificate.

Not all girls who underwent the circumcision have been traced, a government official says.

The Referees' Association of Ghana bans six more referees for life and another 47 for 10 years each after an investigation into bribery.

Police in Brazil found $1.5m in cash and luxury watches worth $15m in two bags, local media say.

Kenyan runner Joseph Kiprono Kiptum hit by a car as he was leading a half marathon in Colombia.

Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat CARA 2-1 in Congo Brazzaville in the first leg of their African Champions League quarter-final.

Authorities say thousands of people have been forced from their homes and warn more floods could hit.

Angola's sports ministry says it regrets the deaths of five football fans in a crush at an African Champions League tie on Saturday.