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A game of rock, paper, scissors is used to determine when the elite female and male races will take place at next year's two-day London Marathon.

Piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after dropping when international naval operations began in 2011.

Kijanangoma has been crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".

Seven rebel groups from across Ethiopia have announced a new alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.

Cape Verde's World Cup hero Vozinha says he craves the "peace and tranquillity" of the life he led before he shot to fame.

Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa wins the Berlin Marathon but narrowly misses out on breaking the women's world record because of injury.

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is left out of his nation's forthcoming match against South Sudan because it will be played on artificial turf.

Exploring the issues behind the escalation of tensions between the TPLF and the national army.

Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.

A resident of Mekelle says the city is calm but people are stressed after the outbreak of fighting in the region.

The local authorities reportedly seize Tigray's airports following reports of recent drone strikes.

Patrick Vieira and Herve Renard are among the high-profile managerial arrivals as the qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations gets under way.

One of those killed is believed to be a pregnant woman, police said.

The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible".

South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed.