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The former South Sudan Football Association President Chabur Goc Alei will appeal a 10-year ban and fine imposed on him by Fifa.

Why British Somali parents are sending their children to East Africa to avoid violence in the UK.

Communities in Mozambique learn about health, banking and elections via giant interactive screens.

Saying 'Goodbye' to pads and period poverty, and 'Hello' to the menstrual cup

President Mutharika secures a second term, after a court-ordered delay to the result's announcement.

Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel sign Ivorian striker Souleymane Coulibaly, who scored nine goals at the 2011 Under-17 World Cup.

It appeared on the foreign ministry website, showing its neighbour incorporated within its borders.

After a record-breaking season in Saudi Arabia striker Abderrazak Hamdallah is set for his first Morocco appearance since Herve Renard took over as coach.

The vessel is reported to have been carrying more than 400 passengers on Lake Mai-Ndombe.

Sierra Leone Football Association president Isha Johansen is acquitted of corruption paving the way for a ban from global football to be lifted.

Zamalek coach Christian Gross says 'giants back in their deserved place' after beating Renaissance Berkane to win the Confederation Cup.

Al-Shabab remains largely undiminished thanks to its sophisticated intelligence network.

A night shift in the hospital on the frontline of the fight against malaria.

The man who ran a jail where suspected separatists were reportedly tortured is captured in Somalia.

Ghana's Bernard Tekpetey returns to German club Schalke from rivals SC Paderborn, just 11 months after joining the newly-promoted side.

Former Morocco international Marouane Chamakh confirms his retirement from football at the age of 35 after not playing for almost two-and-a-half years.

Yasir Arman returns weeks after President al-Bashir was ousted and could take part in peace talks.

Islanders say lanterns cause house fires on Sagbokodji, which has never had an electricity supply.

Will Africa's governments and consumers have to choose between using US and Chinese technology?

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is included in Guinea's 25-man provisional squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations, despite being a big injury doubt.