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The BBC has obtained extraordinary recordings believed to be of phone calls made by Tunisian ex president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali as he flew out of the country in 2011.

Live coverage of Thursday's Africa Cup of Nations Group A game between Cape Verde and Burkina Faso (19:00 GMT).

Phophi Ramathuba is criticised for comments she made attempting to encourage abstinence.

The Gambia's maiden Nations Cup sparked countrywide celebrations and 'is reuniting the country in objective', says one politician.

Live coverage of Thursday's Africa Cup of Nations Group A game between Cameroon and Ethiopia (16:00 GMT).

Kenyans spent several hours with electricity this week, what are the underlying causes?

Tunisia's football federation formally complains to African body Caf about their game with Mali ending 13 seconds early.

In Kenya, around 200 children are currently held in confinement with their mothers who are serving prison sentences.

Ivory Coast's Max Gradel dedicates his match-winner against Equatorial Guinea to his late father, who died last week.

The professor is sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of indecent behaviour.

A suspension imposed last June is reversed after the networking site agrees to open a local office.

Works by Nigerian Osinachi have made him one of Africa's leading digital and crypto-artists.

Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore is out of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Cape Verde after testing positive for Covid-19.

Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group E game between Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast (19:00 GMT).

Protesters planted the cannabis in a vegetable garden near the South African president's workplace.

Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group F game between Mauritania and The Gambia (14:00 GMT).

Prosecutors say a businessman may have been duped into going to Ivory Coast by an online scammer.

Holders Algeria say Cameroon's tropical climate was a factor in their draw against Sierra Leone in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.

Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group F game between Tunisia and Mali (13:00 GMT).

Comoros may have lost their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations match, but the occasion will always be savoured in the tiny islands in the Indian Ocean.