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Three Africa-based players make the 10-man shortlist for this year's Confederation of African Football (Caf) Men's Player of the Year awards.

The Ivorian Football Federation appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against an alleged decision by Caf to strip the country of the 2021 Nations Cup.

Born in London, raised in Dublin and now a Tunisia international, Ayman Ben Mohamed has travelled an unusual road to this month's Fifa Club World Cup.

The US national security adviser says they are using underhand methods to expand their influence.

The Egypt FA now says it is interested in bidding to stage the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, pending government approval.

Lolu Tenabe is one of the only female superbike riders in Nigeria.

Ethiopia brings together the more than 80 national or ethnic groups that live in the country in a celebration of diversity.

Claudiah Wanjiru says that after a difficult journey her scars have made her beautiful.

Joseph Warungu says the struggle for gender equality in Kenyan politics is failing on many fronts.

Five years ago, Daniel lost everything to Ebola. Now he's training to become a doctor.

Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia's coast, writes the BBC's Anne Soy.

Six survivors speak about how a day of revelry turned into tragedy in Uganda as a party boat sank.

China helped build the museum with a donation of about $34m (£27m).

From training in parks to sleeping on a gym floor, WBO world super-bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is now set for Madison Square Garden.

The Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant in Nairobi aims to support those with the hereditary condition.

The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.

Former agents say Burundi's security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent.

After a decade-long battle, a small South African community stopped its land being turned into a titanium mine.

Ghana's government should ban funerals for people who refuse to pay taxes, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene.

Mário Macilau has produced a photo series on the people of Mozambique effected by severe weather