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Female runners won six of Kenya’s seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock reverses his retirement for one-day internationals and is recalled by South Africa.

President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.

Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.

Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.

Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.

Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.

Officials are on high alert after the 2019 presidential election result was annulled due to vote tampering.

Five North Americans were arrested after the raid on a farm in the east of the country, officers say.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Luca Zidane, the son of France's World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, switches his international allegiance from France to Algeria.

Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers.

The maternity cleaner was allegedly seeking potential buyers for the body tissue when she was picked up.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Some commercial workers in Afriland Towers jumped out of the third and fourth floors when the fire started.

Despite opposition to the deal, Ghana's president says 40 more deportees will arrive from the US.