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As Zimbabwe prepares for its first election since Robert Mugabe left power, what are the priorities for young voters?

Midwife Alice delivered her first baby at gunpoint during Liberia's first civil war.

The case focused on violence that broke out after President Morsi was removed in 2013.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirms it has opened preliminary investigations into an allegation of bribery against coach Salisu Yusuf.

Etoile du Sahel beat Mbabane Swallows to become the first club to reach the quarter-finals of this season's African Champions League.

Zimbabwean comics test the limits as they wait to see if historic elections bring new freedoms.

Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Queens retain the regional Cecafa Women's Challenge Cup, finishing ahead of Uganda on goal difference.

Areas named after genitals leave parliament in Ghana in fits of laughter.

Africa's representatives at the Under-20 Women's World Cup finals, Nigeria and Ghana, have named their squads for next month's finals.

Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017, announces his retirement from football.

Amateur cyclists in Sudan are challenging perceptions that biking is not for adults.

Aliou Cisse's contract as Senegal coach is extended by a year and is set the task of reaching the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Yrsa Daley-Ward says publishing on Instagram has connected her to previously untapped audiences.

Giving away your old clothes has consequences for African countries trying to develop their own textile industries.

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

Nothing shows the desperate state of Zimbabwe's economy more than the severe shortage of cash.

Cairo's International Garden municipal park denies painting black stripes on the animal.

Each MP has received a loan of $40,000, about two weeks after extending President Kiir's term.

Of 11 rhinos moved to the Tsavo East National Park, 10 have died after the botched relocation.

Wins for Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel and TP Mazembe of DR Congo will see them progress to the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.