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Nearly 500 men and boys were tortured, sexually abused, chained up and starved, police say.

Massalikul Jinaan mosque opens in Dakar, Senegal after seven years of work.

Spain-born Nabil Touaizi, who is part of Manchester City's Elite Development Squad, commits to playing for Morocco.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Prince Harry will highlight the fact that landmines continue to take thousands of lives.

Mohamed Ali is a former Egyptian military contractor calling for protests against Egypt's president.

Kuda Mapira, known as 'The Terminator', is one of the first disabled people to play football for his country.

The decision comes after a feud between Mugabe's family and the government over his burial place.

Bayern Munich 'wunderkind' Alphonso Davies, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana.

More victims may be trapped in the debris at an illegal gold mine near the Libyan border.

Ramon Azeez says his Spanish club Granada's 'faith and belief' in him has led to a Nigeria recall.

Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo is set to miss the club's next few games after suffering a gashed head in Wednesday's league Cup win over Livingston.

The 2,100-year-old coffin was sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for $4m (£3.2m).

New Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao calls up two new faces for his first Indomitable Lions squad.

The WHO and Congolese government aim to vaccinate more than 800,000 children in just over a week.

The wave of anti-foreigner attacks are a symptom of a bigger problem, writes Andrew Harding.

Danielle, aka Ebonixsims, started making custom video game content after struggling to make a 'Sim-self' of herself.

Officials scrap a penalty imposed on a Nigerian man who chose to sweep for money instead of begging.

The Egyptian Football Association writes to Fifa for clarification of its votes in the Best Fifa Awards as Mohamed Salah removes Egypt from Twitter profile.

After having to cancel two recent friendlies South Africa manage to arrange to host Mali in October.