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Salitas FC of Burkina Faso win 2-0 at Al Masry of Egypt in the biggest shock so far of the African Confederation Cup round-of-32 first leg matches.

Former winners Orlando Pirates of South Africa are left fighting for African Champions League survival after being held 0-0 at home by Namibia's African Stars.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the soldiers had marched to his office in order to kill him.

The discovery of a container with more than 1,000 tusks is the country's largest ever ivory bust.

Dumangwe Thyobeka made a huge fossil find as he was tending to his family cemetery in rural South Africa.

Nigerian-born Chi Modu on why documenting black musicians is so important.

African champions Esperance of Tunisia lose 3-0 to home side Al Ain FC in the last eight of the 2018 Fifa Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

The tomb, filled with hieroglyphs and statues, has been untouched for 4,440 years.

Archaeologists in Egypt unveil the tomb of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years.

Burkina Faso teenager Lassina Traore says he wants to fulfil a lifelong ambition of playing in the European Champions League when he moves to Ajax in January.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly begin their African Champions League campaign with a 2-0 home win over Jimma Aba Jifar of Ethiopia in the first leg on Friday.

South Africa submit a bid to be replacement hosts for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but seek clarity on the price tag of the tournament.

Seun Kuti says if he won a Grammy it would be an excuse to party.

DR Congo is using e-voting for the first time, but is it a secure system?

The army earlier accused the UN children's agency of spying for Islamists in north-eastern Nigeria.

Opal Tometi, who co-founded the movement, says visiting Nigeria as a child changed her life.

The girls, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were sexually assaulted at gunpoint.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018.

It took five weeks of round-the-clock treatment to keep Benedicte alive after her mother died.