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Teenage Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan misses out on Ghana's final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

African music from the 1980s is being digitised thanks to a young Parisian producer.

One day after a fire at the parliament building in Cape Town, crews are tackling another blaze.

Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, a former England youth international, can now play for Nigeria after switching allegiance.

Firefighters are trying to douse the blaze which reignited hours after it was said to be under control.

Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong is "broken" after a positive coronavirus test looks set to end his chances of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ex-Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark says he saw promising signs for Sudan during his three months coaching in the country.

The achievements of Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, were as remarkable as they were diverse.

The mother and baby are doing well, after airport staff found the boy during a routine check.

Kadialy Kouyate is a Senegalese kora player teaching the only university-led course in the UK.

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast are in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

The Kenyan, who died at 77, was famous for his campaigns against poaching and work on human fossils.

Abdalla Hamdok's resignation comes weeks after he was reinstated by the military following a coup.

Watford reaffirm their winger Ismaila Sarr is injured after Senegal accuse the club of refusing to release him for the African Cup of Nations.

Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau are in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Large flames and a huge column of smoke could be seen coming out of the building on Sunday morning.

Joseph Warungu looks at what is in store for the African continent this coming year.

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira will not confirm if three of his players will be available for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

After sacking their coach just four weeks before the Africa Cup of Nations, Seyi Olofinjana says Nigeria need better forward planning.

The anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner died last Sunday, aged 90.