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Mamie Achion leads a group of women who have managed to turn their farming into a highly profitable business.

Ons Jabeur says the confidence she took from reaching the Wimbledon final has helped her progress to the last four at the US Open.

The wild apes drum messages to one another on tree roots in the rainforest, researchers find.

Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, who has died aged 79, was known simply as Hadraawi, or "master of speech".

The country's military ruler had pledged that his government would deal with the insecurity.

The Supreme Court ruling which confirmed that William Ruto was duly elected has left Kenyans with mixed reactions.

Campaigners are challenging the Home Office's plan for some cross-Channel migrants.

As the dust settles on the transfer window, BBC Sport Africa take a look at five of the top African movers and their respective challenges.

William Ruto is in a strong position after his election as president was backed by the Supreme Court.

Madagascar seal a first appearance at the African Nations Championship but Nigeria and South Africa will miss the 2022 finals in Algeria.

Losing candidate Raila Odinga did not provide evidence of his allegations of fraud, the judges said.

Nigerian club Bayelsa Queens become the sixth side to qualify for the Women's African Champions League after winning their zonal qualifier.

Ethiopian Girl Skaters is a female-only skateboarding group that is challenging stereotypes about what activities Ethiopian girls can and should do.

Haggai Ndubuisi watched videos on YouTube to improve when he began playing American football four years ago, and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals in April.

Al-Shabab militants claim to have carried out the attack in the country's central region.

It has wrongly been described as a prohibition on white people and foreign accents.

A civil servant recounts his ordeal after being detained by the intelligence services in Tripoli.

Former Zimbabwe winger Peter Ndlovu made history on 2 September 1992 when became the first African to score a Premier League goal.

Chelsea sign forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a £10m deal from Barcelona and Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria on loan.

Raila Odinga says results were tampered with at more than 40 voting centres - we've found no evidence.