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Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez scores a brace as Algeria leave it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Liverpool withdraw Joel Matip from their squad to face Man Utd because they are unsure about the defender's international clearance.

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is confident the Nations Cup hosts will recover from their shock opening draw with Guinea-Bissau.

The Gambian president-elect is to remain in Senegal until his inauguration, state media there say.

Cameroonian entrepreneur Churchill Nanje explains how he set up job site Njorku, which covers nine African countries.

Why the South African jail where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned is holding yoga classes for inmates.

Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations game between Tunisia and Senegal.

Ivory Coast's government has come to an agreement with mutinous soldiers despite renewed gunfire.

One man's journey from Mogadishu to Toronto and Parliament Hill.

Goat farming in Zambia is set to grow in importance with huge demand from Saudi Arabia.

A Somali town tries limits the cost of weddings, saying married young men are less likely to migrate.

Learn about the hosts Gabon, the players to watch and the potential winners ahead of the start of the Nations Cup on Saturday.

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

Dortmund striker Aubameyang may command a multi-million pound price tag, but he is not Gabon's most lucrative export.

Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, urges the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, to engage in direct talks.

South Africa knows it has a huge problem with drink-driving and is considering some tough measures to tackle it, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani.

South Africa has the highest levels of alcohol consumption in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. The government is now trying to tackle the problem.

Air force veterans in Kenya give poor boy a helicopter ride to school and pay for his enrolment.

A video by a Nigerian comedian that jokes about a gay man about to be sexually assaulted has sparked a heated debate.

Everton are set to sign Standard Liege's £10.5m-rated Algeria forward Ishak Belfodil.