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Swansea City have rejected a bid from newly-promoted Fulham for forward Jordan Ayew.

A joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico wins the right to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

The president of the Confederation of African Football Ahmad says Morocco winning the bid to host the 2026 World Cup could stem emigration from the continent.

Sarah Ikumu is a 17-year-old school girl who's already finding success as an international singer.

Many scoff at paternity leave in Nigeria but lifestyles are changing.

Cutting-edge tech is examining ancient manuscripts for earlier texts written below the surface.

Young urban investors are teaming with farmers in Nigeria to help them scale up production.

The Nigerian football team's travelling outfits are arguably even more stylish than their playing kit.

Appeal judges acquitted Jean Pierre-Bemba of war crimes, a decade after he was arrested.

Huddersfield Town sign Egypt winger Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke City for £5.7m on a three-year deal.

The Nigerian author picks up this year's PEN Pinter Prize.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly appoint Patrice Carteron as the club's new head coach on a two-year contract.

Fifa is making a "big mistake" in allowing Chechnya to host a World Cup training base, a football anti-discrimination chief tells BBC Sport.

A plan is agreed to end an international row over 629 migrants on a rescue vessel off Malta.

Both the security forces and separatists are accused of attacking people in the Anglophone regions.

The hosts of the 2026 World Cup bid could be announced on Wednesday as a 'United Bid' of Canada, the US and Mexico aims to beat a bid from Morocco.

A Kenyan nurse says a charge on migrant workers is forcing families like his to split up.

The "Siinque" is a stick that is handed down from generation to generation by Oromo women in Ethiopia.

We assess whether Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal or Tunisia could spring a surprise and finally take a team from the continent beyond the quarter-finals.

A former volunteer describes caring for hundreds of migrants crammed on a ship in the Mediterranean.