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Guinea-Bissau's players end their strike after unpaid wages are paid, only four days before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The World Cup finals will feature 48 teams from 2026 after football's governing body Fifa votes to expand the tournament from 32.

Nana Akufo-Addo's team apologies after parts of his speech were found to be copied.

Yoweri Museveni promotes his eldest son, fuelling speculation he is being groomed to take power.

Critically endangered chimpanzees craft absorbent drinking sticks, remote cameras reveal.

An investigation by Panorama has identified the man accused of organising the terror attack on a beach that killed 38 people in Tunisia.

After Ghana's new President Nana Akufo-Addo, a look back at other plagiarism scandals.

Social media users in Kenya poke fun at President Kenyatta over the publicity given to his work.

Earthworms help South Africa's farmers - Nicholas Ing tells the BBC about his agribusiness.

Ivory Coast is reported calm after a two-day mutiny which saw soldiers seize the defence minister.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara announces a deal designed to end a mutiny in the army.

A Syrian who fled conflict in Aleppo ended up in Somaliland, after searching on Google for a place with no dentist.

Brazilian coach Rafael Everton Lira makes a dramatic return to the Nigerian Premier League's FC IfeanyiUbah just two months after leaving the club.

Leicester City substitute Ahmed Musa scores twice at Everton to inspire The Foxes to victory in the FA Cup third round.

UK taxpayers will no longer fund an Ethiopian girl band, the government says.

Former human rights lawyer Nana Akufo-Addo has vowed to revive the country's economy.

The story of a couple on a secret mission to recruit footballers at the height of Algeria's fight for independence.

The landmark agreement between the UK and Nigeria to return stolen cash is put to the test.

Here is a look at five African inventions to watch out for in 2017.

Descendants of two Namibian indigenous groups sue Germany over early 20th Century genocide.