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A special operations team seizes the tanker hijacked by migrants who did not want to return to Libya.

Residents in a rural South African community get cheap online access from a network they own and run.

More than 100 migrants are said to have acted after they were told they be taken back to Libya.

The charges against the three schoolgirls, accused of "insulting the head of state", still stand.

A Ugandan MP has said that the child rapper Fresh Kid is working illegally.

Paul Onuachu's goal within 10 seconds of kick-off against Egypt has thrust the young Nigeria striker into the spotlight ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Female victims on a school trip were "subjected to serious sexual assaults", say police.

Michel Bacos was hailed a hero for refusing to abandon his passengers during the 1976 hostage crisis.

The 16 teams for the third round of Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying are finalised as nations aim for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya says Lord Coe's claim that "gender classification" is needed to protect women's sport, has "opened old wounds".

Onuachu scores winner inside 10 seconds for Nigeria against the Pharaohs, plus news of all the other international friendlies.

Kenyan rally navigator Tuta Mionki is making history with her success in a male-dominated sport.

How Asmara in Eritrea unintentionally became a cycling paradise.

Iraq and Syria continue to see the most IS attacks, but the group is active in many other countries.

Algeria army chief calls for President Bouteflika to be declared unfit to rule after weeks of unrest.

Many young people want to leave but often for other African countries, a new survey shows.

Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo wants to make a permanent move to Spanish side Leganes when his current loan from Chelsea ends.

Emmanuel Adebayor admits he is considering his international future after Togo's failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.

A woman tells of the pain she experienced as a child being subjected to breast ironing.

The house of Kenyan artist Khadambi Asalache has become London's newest museum.