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Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer light up The Oval as England beat South Africa to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.

Rachel Ola dreams of one day being the best female surfer in Nigeria, but to start with she’d like to be able to buy a board in the country.

For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.

Attacks on Christians by armed groups in Burkina Faso signals a worrying new shift, experts say.

BBC Africa Eye identified who killed a group of women and children last year, but what happened next?

Olympic champion Caster Semenya files a new appeal to a Swiss court to challenge the decision regarding the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

The Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick and four other officials are ordered to appear in court on corruption charges on 1 July.

A lack of money can stop artists reaching a global audience, says the Kenyan musician.

The Berber activist endured great suffering and neglect since his detention in March, his lawyer says.

A Senegalese group is providing snacks and drinks to Dakar's hungry commuters during Ramadan.

Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance joins Horoya making the Guinean side the 22nd club of his Guinea.

Stephane Sessegnon is in Benin's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite being suspended for their opening game in Egypt.

Tackling kidnapping is Muhammadu Buhari's biggest challenge as he is sworn in for another four years.

Nigerians decry rising unemployment as President Muhammadu Buhari starts a second term in office.

Safari Doctors is a group bringing much-needed healthcare to Kenya's Lamu archipelago.

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson says he is happy to be talked about as a replacement for England's Trevor Bayliss.

Children as young as 12 are being held in secret prisons, Human Rights Watch says.

The move comes after an accident in which hundreds are feared to have drowned at the weekend.

Togo and Getafe defender Djene Dakonam relishes facing the likes Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann in Spain's La Liga

Chioma Onwutalobi, CEO of Glam Africa magazine, says it's a great time to celebrate diversity.