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During lockdown, criminals stripped parts of the network leaving tracks and stations in ruins.

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah wants the record seven-time African Cup of Nations winners to stay grounded before a semi-final against hosts Cameroon.

Mali gave the ambassador 72 hours to leave over comments made by the French foreign minister.

Janny Sikazwe, the referee who blew for full-time early in an Africa Cup of Nations match, claims he could have died of heatstroke.

Attackers open fire on a minibus after it was hit by a roadside bomb in northern Kenya, police say.

There's concern about the use of armed drones, supplied by foreign governments, in Ethiopia.

Senegal eliminate Equatorial Guinea to set up an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Burkina Faso.

The Olembe Stadium in Yaounde gets the go-ahead to host a semi-final and the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, days after a fatal crush.

Mohamed Salah scores one goal and sets up another as Egypt beat Morocco in extra time in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono has been offered a glove which once belonged to singer Michael Jackson - if the side win the Africa Cup of Nations.

WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu wants a meeting with super-middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez after retaining his title.

Liberia's main jail stopped taking new inmates recently because it couldn't give them anything to eat.

The Nigerian star discusses Peru's success and his new friendship with the British singer.

How old bones and vegetable peelings are being recycled to make a water filter

Teenager Dango Ouattara scores as Burkina Faso surprise Tunisia to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.

Zaida Catalan and Michael Sharp had been investigating abuses after clashes in the Kasai region.

Karl Toko Ekambi scores two second-half goals as hosts Cameroon beat The Gambia to move into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.

Rescue workers in southern Africa are trying to reach thousands stranded as more are found dead.

Cameroon's Sports Ministry is hopeful the Olembe Stadium can host matches again at the Africa Cup of Nations after Monday's fatal crush.

Guinness World Records has officially recognised the world's biggest rolex - but it's not a watch.