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Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

The minister faces calls to resign and an investigation after previously using offensive language.

From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.

From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.

After a long and bitter legal battle splitting his family, Harry Roy Veevers is yet to rest in peace.

After a long and bitter legal battle splitting his family, Harry Roy Veevers is yet to rest in peace.

Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says the motivation to change his family's life inspired his football dream.

Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.

BBC Sport visits Egypt to discover what Mohamed Salah means to the people of the football-mad country, and how a small boy from humble beginnings became a national icon.

Alexander Isak is angling for a move away from Newcastle United but Eritreans in the city are keen for the man they see as an "ambassador" to stay with the Magpies.

Ticket sales for some African Nations Championship games in Kenya are suspended after chaotic scenes at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium on Sunday.

The West African country investigates how a space rock found there was put up for sale in New York.

Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid it posted on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.

Orphaned at 14 and now a 21-year-old mother of two, Olivia Maniragena is fighting the odds to represent Rwanda at cycling's Road World Championships.

Cameroon's Paul Biya would stay in power until he's 99 if he wins October's election.

Former Egypt striker Mido, no stranger to controversy in his playing career, is aiming to unearth the next generation of talent in Cairo.

D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.

'Trailblazing' Peace Lekuru, who has signed for York Valkyrie, is 'hopefully the first of many'.