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Lyon midfielder Pape Cheikh Diop pledges his international allegiance to Spain over his birthplace Senegal.

A suspect is in custody after an unnamed officer was found dead in their residence, the US says.

The Gabon Football Federation confirms that former international Daniel Cousin will be the new coach of the national team on his own.

These are the first mass detentions since reformist Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed came to power.

Was Salah's goal really the best? And why was best keeper winner Thibaut Courtois not in the Best XI? BBC Sport tries to unravel the Fifa Football Awards.

Forward returns to the African champions' line-up after being dropped from new coach Seedorf's first squad.

Rodney D Sieh, editor of Liberia's FrontPageAfrica, reflects on what his career says about journalism in West Africa.

Pioneering South African pilot Refilwe Ledwaba is on a mission to help women break down barriers in aviation.

Refilwe Ledwaba is South Africa’s first black female helicopter pilot and wants other women to follow her.

Real Madrid's Luka Modric is named the world's best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London, as Marta is named best female player.

Sunderland terminate midfielder Didier Ndong contract after he failed to return to the League One club this summer.

Striker Demba Ba says that playing international football for Senegal again is no longer in his thoughts

Togo's French coach Claude LeRoy says if football in Africa is to develop 'we must fight against agents who are slave merchants'.

The authorities are concerned about insecurity in the town of Beni after 18 people were killed.

A Kenyan governor denies links to the stabbing to death of his ex-girlfriend, a pregnant student.

Kenya's Horn of Africa Development Initiative, which helps empower teenage girls through football, wins Fifa's Diversity Award for 2018.

Nigerian former African champions thrash Rwanda's Rayon to make last four, as Confederation Cup semi-final line-up is confirmed.

In July 2018 a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. It shows two women and two young children being led away at gunpoint by a group of Cameroonian soldiers.

Fashion brand Nubian Skin was born out of frustration – Ade Hassan’s frustration that she couldn’t find nude tights to match her skin tone.

The world's best male and female footballers will be named at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London on Monday.