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DR Congo's government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.

The air force personnel have been released but have not yet returned home, Nigeria says.

Manchester Museum curators hope the exhibition of African items will provoke 'honest conversation'.

British citizens Abdifatah Gulaid and Noah Ihiekwe were seen carrying guns and parading with troops.

The fourth T20 between India and South Africa is abandoned on Wednesday because of "excessive fog" at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Nigeria's football federation complains to Fifa over the eligibility of certain DR Congo players who took part in their 2026 World Cup play-off.

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.

The seven Kenyans had previously been denied working visas and will now be deported, South Africa says.

This is the latest in a string of killings that have rocked the crime-ridden country in recent years.

The US will restrict entry of people from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria as well as holders of Palestinian Authority passports.

A plan for a brand new road that should boost trade comes at a cost to some farmers.

A plan for a brand new road that should boost trade comes at a cost to some farmers.

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool row felt like "humiliation" for Egyptian fans, who are rallying behind their star man before the Africa Cup of Nations begins.

The US accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel advance in breach of a deal brokered by President Trump.

Former South Africa women's captain Lusanda Dumke dies after being diagnosed with a rare gastric cancer.

Victor Osimhen is described as a striker "on another level" by team-mate Frank Onyeka ahead of Nigeria's bid to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Victor Osimhen is described as a striker "on another level" by team-mate Frank Onyeka ahead of Nigeria's bid to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Satellite images show the paramilitary force is burying and burning bodies, Yale University researchers say.

In a landmark trial, Roger Lumbala faced accusations about atrocities committed during the Second Congo war.