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The president of Football Kenya Federation Nick Mwendwa is re-arrested a day after a case against him was closed.

South Africans feel they are paying the price for their ability to monitor new Covid variants.

Nations ban flights as health officials hold an urgent meeting over a new variant in southern Africa.

Travellers at Cape Town airport respond to new UK quarantine measures over Covid variant.

Fears about the impact on vaccines mean travel from six African countries had to be restricted, he adds.

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu says his first-ever Premier League goal was inspired by his 'African idol' Yaya Toure.

Six southern African countries are put on the red list, amid "deep concern" over a new variant of the virus.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

The ancient walkway, connecting two of the Egyptian city's greatest temples, took decades to excavate.

Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o is cleared to stand in elections to be the next president of the Cameroon Football Federation.

The UN's Zebib Kavuma answers some of the most frequently asked questions about gender-based violence.

A minister has written a letter to the former boxer, who has invested in a cannabis farm in the US.

How can the "voice" of African diaspora help build relations between Germany and Africa?

Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa back the PM's call to go to the front line of the Tigray war.

Kate Mitchell, who was found dead in Kenya, dedicated herself to helping others, her brother says.

An ex-fighter tells the BBC how the ADF, an IS affiliate, has been able to strike at Uganda's heart.

Germany and France are the latest countries to advise citizens to leave, as the UN relocates staff.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and her compatriot Eliud Kipchoge as well as Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei are all on the final shortlists for the World Athlete of the Year awards.

Italian club Napoli say Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen will be out for three months, ruling him out of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Abiy Ahmed has said he will go to the front line to face Tigrayan rebels in the country's civil war.