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Defending champions New Zealand produce a clinical display to hold off a spirited South Africa in their World Cup Pool B opener.

Naledi Pandor says a rise in xenophobia shows Africa needs to look at how to control migrant flows.

Rare protests have taken place in Egypt, calling for the removal of President Abdul Fattah Sisi.

Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who plays for Leicester City, also studies business at university.

A bid to help former footballer Bidemi Aluko, who is battling cancer, could lead to a landmark ruling.

Matilda decided to start the Fly Girl Collective after realising she was in the minority at races.

The protests are among the first in Egypt since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014.

John Bradburne had "few possessions, only love" say the leprosy patients he cared for 40 years ago.

Meet Tira, a zebra that's been... spotted... in the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya. It's thought she was born with spots instead of stripes, because of a melanin disorder.

Cameroon's Sports Ministry confirms that the former Portuguese footballer Toni Conceicao has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indomitable Lions.

Bristol City striker Benik Afobe is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury in training.

Barcelona's Ansu Fati gets Spanish citizenship paving they way for him to play for them at international level rather than Guinea-Bissau or Portugal.

Nigeria's sports minister Sunday Dare steps in to try and persuade Thomas Dennerby to continue as coach of the national women's team.

Action Against Hunger denies accusations that it is supplying "food and drugs" to Boko Haram.

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

Doctors protested after Peter Magombeyi went missing, but he is reportedly alive and well.

League Two side Oldham Athletic appoint Dino Maamria as their new head coach after sacking Laurent Banide.

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down amid mass street protests.

Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who led the country for 23 years before he was ousted in 2011, was 83.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) names Hossam El Badry as the national team's new head coach.