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Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.

Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.

The young boy ate wild fruit and dug small wells in dry river banks to find drinking water in Zimbabwe.

A manhunt is underway for the 13 suspects, who were allegedly released by an intoxicated police officer.

Zambians mourn Dandy Krazy, 47, who has died in hospital after being involved in a traffic collision.

During the festive season, a community in the West African state confers titles to wealthy men in search of prestige.

Two continental football tournaments and the road cycling world championships in Rwanda are among the highlights of Africa's sporting calendar for 2025.

The country is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in the region.

Amnesty International hails the decision as a "beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement".

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashes the women's 5km world record to set a time of 13 minutes and 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona.

Sudan coach Kwesi Appiah reflects on how his team defied the odds in the middle of a civil war to reach the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Zambia captain Barbra Banda, recently-crowned African Women's Footballer of the Year, wants to be the world's best player.

Benin head coach Gernot Rohr claims it is "dangerous and unsafe" for international football matches to be played in Libya.

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei and former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo were among the notable stars of African sport who died in 2024.

Growers find that the changing climate is having a big impact on the size of their harvests.

Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southern Nigeria.

South Africa secure their place in June's World Test Championship final by holding their nerve to beat Pakistan by two wickets on an enthralling fourth day of the first Test in Centurion.