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Senegal striker Moussa Sow announces his retirement from international football to focus on his club career with UAE side Shabab Dubai.

Algeria's football federation appoint former international Djamel Belmadi as their new manager, after he agrees a four year deal.

The UN and former colonial power the UK call for calm amid a post-election government crackdown.

Residents of the Libyan city of Sirte say they feel "abandoned" nearly two years after Islamic State fighters left.

Many questions remain unanswered about the murder of three men shot dead in Central African Republic.

Crystal Palace sign midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate from Premier League rivals West Ham on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Egypt name Mexican Javier Aguirre as their new manager after Hector Cuper left following this summer's World Cup.

Bishop Merkorios is greeted by followers 27 years after the church split amid Menguistu's overthrow.

Troops open fire in the capital Harare after opposition MDC Alliance supporters go on the rampage.

Former Newcastle and Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua surprises players by turning out for non-league Tilbury FC in a pre-season friendly.

Burkina Faso international Bakary Kone and Senegal's Zargo Toure join Turkish Super Lig clubs Ankaragucu and Trabzonspor respectively.

After 11 years in exile and prison, ex-Vice-President Jean Pierre-Bemba wants to run for president.

Striker Jordan Ayew looks set to join his brother Andre in departing Swansea City following their relegation from the Premier League.

Official results have the ruling party winning a majority, but the opposition cries fraud.

The Dahomey mothers fought to protect their kingdom from colonisers until the late 19th Century.

Nnedi Okorafor is writing a Black Panther spin-off and having another story adapted for primetime TV.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said land expropriation without compensation was of "critical importance".

A young woman posed in a photo shoot and years later discovered she was the face of fake adverts.

The journalists were killed in an attack on their vehicle late on Monday night, officials say.

Sierra Leone coach John Keister says the lack of domestic league football is hampering his preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.