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Sierra Leone international defender Mustapha Dumbuya is hoping to resurrect his career with his new Scottish Championship club Falkirk.

Dr Olivette Otele is the first black woman to be made a professor of history in the UK and she's on this year's BBC 100 Women list.

We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.

Journalist Zeinab Mohammed Salih looks at the contentious issue of fashion in Islamic-ruled Sudan.

Dozens of migrants rescued by a cargo ship in the Mediterranean refuse to disembark in Libya.

South Africa beat holders Nigeria 1-0 as former champions Equatorial Guinea lose 5-0 to Zambia at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.

Egyptian falconers meet in the desert to celebrate World Falconry Day and highlight an ancient sport.

A Riyad Mahrez brace helps Algeria win 4-1 in Togo to secure their place at next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Authorities say complaints were made that the Marie Stopes organisation was promoting abortion.

Jordan Ayew scores both goals for Ghana on Sunday as they beat Ethiopia 2-0 in Addis Ababa in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is to repay a $35,000 campaign donation after misleading MPs.

Gernot Rohr can stamp 'mission accomplished' on the second chapter of his managerial reign after Nigeria qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Male dominance in Ethiopia is being challenged with the appointment of women to powerful government posts, writes Hana Zeratsyon.

The UN wants to recruit more women as peacekeepers. In Mali at present they make up just 3% of a 15,000-strong force.

Meet the special effects makeup artist creating blood and gore for the Nigerian film industry.

Rebels attack near a DR Congo emergency centre and it is unclear when healthcare efforts will resume.

Follow the emotions of an Esperance fan as she watches her favourites beat Al Ahly in the Champions League final.

Host nation Ghana and Cameroon register wins on the opening day of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Alfred Yekatom, an MP, is flown from the Central African Republic to the Hague to face trial.

Watch some of the best goals scored by BBC Sport's African footballer of the year nominees in 2018.