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Individuals who worked for the East German intelligence service have been questioned as part of the ongoing inquiry.

Cameroon will travel to China for a four nation tournament as they seek competitive matches ahead of the Women's World Cup.

Parts of southern Africa have been left devastated after Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, destroying towns and villages in its path.

Italian club AS Roma hopes to further improve its connection with fans in Nigeria by setting up a Pidgin Language Twitter account.

Some consumers had complained about unwanted side-effects, prompting the authorities to investigate.

Nigeria under-20 coach Paul Aigbogun would welcome Arsenal teenager Folarin Balogun to his squad but has not spoken to him about switching national allegiances.

Fifa bans Togo referee Kokou Hougnimon Fagla for life after finding him guilty of accepting a bribe to manipulate a friendly international.

All the details of the draw for the quarter finals of the African Champions League and Confederation Cup.

A national appeal to help survivors has been launched by the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee.

There is a lack of evidence for the cut-off point adopted by athletics chiefs, a BMJ editorial says.

The BBC's Fergal Keane went to Mozambique to assess the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai.

Aid workers say thousands in Mozambique are still awaiting rescue from catastrophic flooding.

Kenya's Lake Victoria fishermen are struggling to compete with cheap Chinese fish imports.

The kidnap follows the abduction of a top football club coach on Tuesday.

Fergal Keane joins a helicopter flight over the areas of Mozambique worst affected by Cyclone Idai.

A crowdfunder was started for eight-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi after he won a US chess competition.

Patrice Neveu is replaced as coach of Guinea's Horoya by fellow Frenchman Didier Gomes despite reaching the last eight of the Champions League.

Lesotho's quest for a first ever place in the Africa Cup of Nations finals continues on Sunday away to Cape Verde in their last qualifier of the campaign.

Amnesty International says it recorded 14 recent deaths - the US says its targets are "terrorists".

A hotel in Zimbabwe is sheltering hundreds of people who have lost their homes in Cyclone Idai.