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Morocco will contest the vote to host the 2026 World Cup with a joint United States, Mexico and Canada bid after passing a Fifa assessment.

Five things you may not know about the South African 800m women's world champion.

Attacks by young Islamist militants in northern Mozambique are fuelled by a mix of poverty and corruption.

England's World Cup opponents Tunisia continue their preparations for Russia 2018 with a draw as Turkey's Cenk Tosun scores and is sent off.

Nigeria's World Cup kit sells out on its first day of release, as three million people pre-order the replica shirt.

President Uhuru Kenyatta says it will determine employee "integrity", after a number of scandals.

The East African nation cannot run away from its bloody history, the tourism board chief says.

Tramadol is meant to treat severe pain - but in Nigeria it's being used by fighters.

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

Former Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop says he paid drug testers because he thought they wanted money for "fuel or tea".

The centre of Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency is overdosing on Tramadol.

Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements.

British citizen Andargachew Tsege has been freed by Ethiopia's government after four years on death row.

Communities in Uganda learn how to make recyclable products for periods to stop girls dropping out of school.

Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return?

Frustration over the slow pace of land reform mounts amid a bitterness about the enduring economic power of the white minority.

Ashley suffers from kidney failure but a lack of BAME organ donors means her doctors have not found a match.

The boy rescued from a balcony had been left unattended by his father before, his mother says.

Fredie Blom turned 114 in May but he is yet to be verified by the Guinness World of Records.

Fredie Blom turned 114 in May but he is yet to be verified by the Guinness World of Records.