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Brighton sign South Africa striker Percy Tau on a four-year deal - and will loan him out for the upcoming season.

Olympic steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet is among more than 100 athletes and coaches facing disciplinary action for alleged doping offences.

Former Yemen coach Abraham Mebratu takes over in charge of the Ethiopian national the county's football federation announces.

Asylum seeker Mustafa Dawood fell to his death from a roof, now his family want answers.

Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

The response to the global HIV pandemic is risking a resurgence of the disease, experts warn.

A French diplomat accuses Daily Show comedian Trevor Noah of denying the players' "Frenchness".

Nigeria and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi says the Super Eagles' young squad must learn from its unsuccessful 2018 World Cup campaign.

Kenya's Gor Mahia score a big win over their regional rivals in the Confederation Cup as Enyimba go to the top of their pool and Hilal are held at home.

A Nigerian start-up is helping young people take charge of their sexual health.

Once a month Hope Ogbologugo hosts a Death Cafe in Lagos where people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.

Egypt's parliament has passed a new law regulating the media. The BBC's Sara Aboubakr looks at the impact.

A look back at key events and quotes in the life of Nelson Mandela on what would be his 100th birthday.

Test your knowledge about the inspirational leader on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Many Eritreans are hoping that peace with Ethiopia will lead to an end to one-party rule at home.

Young South Africans give their views on anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, born exactly 100 years ago.

The first black US president gives a rare speech to mark 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth.

With an ambition to be Zimbabwe's youngest president, he can work a crowd like the preacher he is.

Dust-covered cars, furniture and beer are revealed as Eritrea re-opens its Ethiopian embassy after 20 years.