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Seyi Shay says she made it big after taking her mum's advice to move from London to Lagos.

The entrepreneur offering female prisoners coding lessons for a second chance in life

Aggrey Mokaya is the founder of Change Hub, which is helping inmates rehabilitate using technology.

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Denis Mukwege says recent progress has been reversed by conflict.

Hisham al-Ashmawy was a special forces officer before he became a radical Islamist.

Oby Ezekwesili is set to become the most prominent Nigerian woman to run for the presidency.

Ivory Coast and Goztepe defender Adama Traore is ruled out for rest of the season with a knee ligament injury.

The dream of visa-free travel for Africans on the continent is still a long way off.

In-form Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso escapes unhurt following a car accident in Spain on Sunday morning.

Dijon's Mehdi Abeid is determined to work his way back into the Algeria squad after being overlooked for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The US First Lady undertakes her first major foreign trip alone to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.

Why women in Ethiopia's Oromia region hold a special ceremony for a mother, five days after she gives birth.

Agnes Mutemi says her mentally ill daughter, Nambia, is now making progress in a school which specialises in caring for children with disabilities.

Russian side CSKA Moscow sign Mali's under-17 World Cup star Lassana N'Diaye from Guidars youth academy for an undisclosed fee.

Mali coach Mohammed Magassouba calls up 18-year old Cheick Oumar Doucouré and France-born striker Alimani Gory ahead of the Nations Cup qualifiers against Burundi.

Dozens of people suffered second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.

Madagascar confirm Vontovorona as the new venue for their forthcoming Nations Cup qualifiers following a deadly stampede at their national stadium last month.

Armed rebels have vowed to enforce a boycott of the 7 October election in parts of the country.

Wiyaala Djimba is a Ghanaian Afro pop singer and song writer who is fast becoming an international icon.

Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.