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Barbra Banda, who will play for Zambia at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starting on Saturday, is also a top-level boxer.

Ghanaian-American rapper turned director Blitz Bazawule talks about his new film

Reports of girls giving birth in the exam period prompted a government inquiry into teenage pregnancy.

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

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is intensifying his crackdown on the military and spy agency.

Journalist Peter Tah describes how life in the Cameroon city of Bamenda has ground to a halt due to the separatist conflict.

This living laboratory could hold the key to controlling malaria and other conditions.

Mnyaka Sururu Mboro is looking for the skull of a rebel Tanzanian chief who was executed by German colonisers.

The Eritrean family have just arrived in Canada from a refugee camp in Sudan.

Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on Prince Charles' visit to Ghana.

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

Cyril Ramaphosa launches an outspoken attack on the corruption that he says engulfed South Africa.

The president said it was an exciting development for the country, which is suffering economically.

Al Ahly of Egypt and Tunisia's Esperance both expect a tough task ahead to win the 2018 African Champions League title.

The Football Association of Zambia and Cosafa lead the tributes to referee Leah Namukonda, who died after a car crash.

Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura says the careers of the nations players are being affected by the current ban from global football.

Rose Uwane says she's struggling to rent an apartment in Lagos because she's a single woman and landlords assume she's a prostitute.

Foreign trawlers and fishmeal plants are increasingly threatening the livelihood of Senegal's fishermen.

Work is suspended on a statue of Gandhi in Malawi, after campaigners argue he used racial slurs.

Ex-Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his life ban from the sport.