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Hailemariam Desalegn said he was stepping down in a bid to end unrest and a political crisis.

Fifa names a four-man investigation unit to probe potential match-fixing in a Sierra Leone World Cup qualifier in 2008.

Morocco defender Jawad El Yamiq is relishing his move to Italian Serie A side Genoa from Raja Casablanca.

South Africans share their feelings about Jacob Zuma's presidency and what they hope for the future.

Cameroon's Bertrand Owundi Eko’o says he is delighted to join his compatriot Frantz Prangop at Major League Soccer (MLS) side Minnesota United.

Ramaphosa must reunite a divided country, and ruling party.

Dutch second tier club Fortuna Sittard deny claims by their suspended manager Sunday Oliseh that he was asked to "participate in illegal activities".

The behaviour of aid workers is under intense scrutiny. Are agencies doing enough to prevent abuse?

The country's births registry recently tried to prevent Ghanaian children from being given royal names.

The head of the MDC was for decades a strong opponent of former President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was best known for standing up to Robert Mugabe.

In a televised speech to the nation, South African President Jacob Zuma announced his resignation.

Zimbabwean politician who led the opposition to Robert Mugabe's regime

He once fought apartheid alongside Nelson Mandela, but leaves office mired in corruption scandals.

Joseph Kabila, the Democratic Republic of Congo's leader, was returning to the capital, Kinshasa.

Akwasi Frimpong is Ghana's second Olympian in history - and his story will make you realise why his dream is so poignant.

Akwasi Frimpong is already getting letters from young Ghanaians wanting to follow his lead.

Survivors of the worst single atrocity of Liberia's civil war in 1990 bring a perpetrator to court.

UK tour operators are offering Tunisia holidays for the first time since the 2015 terror attack in Sousse.

Arguments over a hate-filled shooting in Macerata may decide next month's election.