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Firefighters are continuing to search for others who may be trapped at the factory near Cape Town.

Kweku Adeboli, who was convicted in 2012, was detained at Livingston police station.

Injury means that Valencia defender Geoffrey Kondogbia will have to wait to make his Central African Republic debut.

Conservationists found 87 elephant carcasses while conducting a wildlife survey in the country.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are the finalists for the Best Fifa Men's Player award for 2018.

China's president announces $60bn (£42bn) in aid and loans to boost development in Africa.

Traffickers are taking greater risks as Libyan coastguards ramp up surveillance, a UN report says.

Young Bristol City goalkeeper, Al Hadji Sesay, is delighted to get his first call up to the Sierra Leone national team.

Some 400 detainees force open the doors of a prison near Tripoli as militias battle in the capital.

African countries have shown a healthy appetite for Chinese loans but some experts now worry that the continent is gorging on debt, and could soon choke.

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is welcomed by thousands of fans in Athens as he nears a move to Olympiakos.

Noussair Mazraoui will join up with Morocco's squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi after turning down appeals from the Netherlands.

The Solidarity Union says a shares scheme restricted to black workers amounts to "racial exclusion".

Cameroon defender Ambroise Oyongo is 'delighted' to score his first goal for French club Montpellier since joining from MLS side Montreal Impact in January.

Hearts complete the signing of Congo centre-back Clevid Dikamona.

Senegal international defender Kalidou Koulibaly extends his contract with Italian Serie A club Napoli by two years.

A school was struck in the blast and children are feared dead, local media report.

One of Africa's biggest stars gives his top tips on how you can break into the music industry.

This team of women are protecting elephants in the South African bush from ivory poachers.

At least 39 people, including civilians, have died as rival militias battle in the capital Tripoli.