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A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.

Kawtar Bentaleb, a goalkeeper for top-flight club FUS Rabat, says staging the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will boost the women's game in Morocco.

As Morocco hosts a second successive Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals, the kingdom continues towards its target of becoming a football superpower.

A famous chess club is still producing champions, but faces a daily struggle to survive.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius becomes the youngest centurion in South African Test history as he makes a brilliant 153 on debut at the age of 19 years and 93 days.

Critics of the agreement have questioned whether it is thorough enough and will be able to bring peace.

Find out the format, fixtures, kick-off times, venues and favourites for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.

High inflation and a cost-of-living crisis means many Malawians, like Suzanna Kathumba, face tough choices.

It is unclear if the dozens of armed groups in eastern DRC will accept a ceasefire.

Just days after the death of her husband, Blessing Illivieda joined a Nigeria training camp to honour his memory through the game they both loved.

Cases of repression in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have fuelled concerns about possible collaboration.

Khaman Maluach only took up basketball aged 13, but the refugee from South Sudan has been drafted to join NBA side Phoenix Suns.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says he left the west London club because Al-Ahli had a better chance of winning silverware.

The BBC's Ian Wafula is in central Nairobi amid the protests to honour those killed a year ago.

Some white farmers accept compensation 25 years after land reform began - others fight on.

The boy travelled to Ghana from London in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill.

Burundi is set to have a one-party parliament following a poll that the opposition says was rigged.

Edgar Lungu's family says he left instructions that President Hichilema should not come near his body.

The move comes as the continent's exports face the possibility of high tariffs from the US.

As four African sides prepare for the Club World Cup, BBC Sport Africa looks at what impact the expanded 32-team tournament could have on the continent.