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At Kholofelo Moholola's school, 6% of girls got pregnant in a single year.

Chineke! is Europe's first orchestra with a majority of black and ethnic minority musicians.

President John Magufuli sacks two ministers and threatens to deploy the military over nut crisis.

Archaeologists reveal mummified cats and scarab beetles found in recently discovered tombs near Cairo.

Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi is confident Nigeria will return to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 after missing the last two tournaments.

President Filipe Nyusi opens a Chinese-built suspension bridge worth more than $750m across Maputo Bay.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton is "angry" over an offside claim in the build-up to Sol Bamba's last-minute winner for Cardiff.

How do you avoid getting booked for taking your shirt off? Just tell the referee you didn't do it.

Guinea coach Paul Put says he has dropped Seydouba Soumah for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast because of a lack of 'commitment.'

Activists say female genital mutilation is still common in Africa - but a study finds it is falling.

Scientists in South Africa have come up with an innovative way to make bricks from urine.

The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough's new Dynasties series.

Saad Bguir is the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeat Egyptian side Al Ahly 3-0 to win a third CAF Champions League title.

The owner of a hotel dies in bomb blasts, three years after his father was killed in a similar attack.

Brighton & Hove Albion's Yves Bissouma is dropped from the Mali squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Gabon.

Gabon include Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in their squad after he chose to miss the last Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan.

Khirkee Voice aims to bridge the divide between Indians and the large local African population.

Veteran Cameroon forward Madeleine Ngono Mani is targeting a first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title at her seventh attempt.

Equatorial Guinea name West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang in their latest squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal.

Netherlands-born Osama Idrissi is yet to decide on his international future despite been included in the Morocco squad for upcoming matches.