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Rescued migrants violently forced the vessel to flee the Libyan coastguard, officials say.

The world's best-known ski slopes might be in Europe and North America, but Africa is now vying for attention.

Premier League newcomers Fulham sign Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri from Nice on a four-year deal.

An Ethiopian journalist hopes to be reunited with his Eritrean wife and two daughters after 16 years.

UK company Babylon Health is testing an artificially intelligent medical chatbot in Rwanda.

South African Ntando Mahlangu won silver in the Rio Paralympics, four years after walking for the first time.

Angry protesters call for the levy to be scrapped, saying it is an attempt to stifle dissent.

Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon after eighth seed Kevin Anderson fights back from two sets down in a gripping quarter-final.

Morocco striker Ayoub El Kaabi signs for Hebei China Fortune in the Chinese Super Leagure from Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane.

German club Borussia Dortmund complete the two-year loan signing of Morocco's Achraf Hakimi from Spanish side Real Madrid.

Amasa Firdaus had been told she was not allowed to wear her headscarf under her wig.

A Ugandan mother says a children's home tricked her into giving her son up for a zero-contact adoption.

Nigeria's World Cup defender Bryan Idowu says he is excited to join Russian premiership side Lokomotiv Moscow.

South African Ambassador Archibald Gardner Dunn was kidnapped by Salvadorean rebels in 1979.

Instead of regaining its footing once sanctions were lifted, inflation is soaring in Sudan and people are struggling to get by.

The Ghanaian warrior queen who went to war to protect the Golden Stool of the Ashanti Kingdom.

Manchester City break their club record to sign Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City for £60m.

A UN human rights report details horrific abuses by government soldiers in South Sudan's civil war.

At least 19 people are hurt after a plane crashes in a grassy area outside South Africa's Pretoria.

Mali midfielder Lassana Coulibaly becomes Steven Gerrard's eighth signing on a season-long loan from French club Angers.