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Forward Sadio Mane's new contract at Liverpool is a sign of the Anfield club's progress, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

Al Ahly coach Patrice Carteron has been sacked by the Cairo giants after his failure to secure them a ninth African Champions League crown.

Starting with one family 30 years ago, a whole village in Sudan has stopped cutting its women and girls.

The UK believes it can lead the way in stamping out the practice by using aid to help grassroots groups.

As an official French report is expected to call for the return of Africa cultural artefacts to its former colonies, take a quiz to see how much you know.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Liverpool and Senegal forward Sadio Mane agrees terms on a new long-term deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2023.

How can Nigeria's economy diversify to meet the challenges of extreme poverty in the West African nation?

Political activist Vimbaishe Musvaburi says there is 'a level of freedom' in post-Mugabe Zimbabawe.

Villarreal teenage winger Samuel Chukwueze describes his international debut for Nigeria as the completion of a "dream year."

The grade one pupil was attacked by a teenager thought to be his older sister's boyfriend.

Birtukan Mideksa returned home from exile earlier this month and will oversee elections in May 2020.

Many in South Africa's coloured (mixed-race) community complain of being marginalised for their ethnicity.

Thousands of Nigerian patients are being held in extreme circumstances over unpaid medical bills.

African states should allow EU to build and run cities in their countries, a German minister tells the BBC.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba confirms his retirement from playing, ending "an amazing 20 years".

Holders Nigeria get their Women's Africa Cup of Nations campaign back on track with a 4-0 win over Zambia in Cape Coast in Ghana on Wednesday.

Tributes are paid to former Hearts of Oak coach Yusif Abubakar who died of a short illness in Accra having just been named as coach of Ghana's U-23 team.

It is "great news", Kenneth Macharia's MP says, but there is still a "lot of work to be done".

The Moroccan confessed to feeding his remains to Pakistani workers in the UAE in a traditional dish.