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The centre of Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency is overdosing on Tramadol.

The education minister criticises a cultural performance in which girls exposed breasts and buttocks.

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius deserves "a second chance" after his Champions League final mistakes, says Bruce Grobbelaar.

President Yoweri Museveni says the revenue collected will help the country "cope with gossip".

Manchester City are set to sign Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez and Napoli midfielder Jorginho.

Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements.

More than 20 people are arrested over the haul, which was hidden in boxes marked "halal meat".

British citizen Andargachew Tsege has been freed by Ethiopia's government after four years on death row.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part in Egypt's World Cup campaign, his country says.

Shops are closed and cars are off the roads as secessionists mark the attempt to create Biafra state.

New Japan manager Akira Nishino employed a new formation as his side began their World Cup preparations with a 2-0 defeat to Ghana in Yokohama.

Nigeria cut four players from its initial World Cup squad ahead of Saturday's friendly against England as Moses Simon travels to London for further tests.

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah arrives in Spain for treatment on his shoulder injury picked up in the Champions League final.

Schalke's Morocco international midfielder Amine Harit wins the German Bundesliga's award for best young newcomer of the season.

Communities in Uganda learn how to make recyclable products for periods to stop girls dropping out of school.

Communities in Uganda learn how to make recyclable products for periods to stop girls dropping out of school.

Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return?

Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return?

Frustration over the slow pace of land reform mounts amid a bitterness about the enduring economic power of the white minority.

Frustration over the slow pace of land reform mounts amid a bitterness about the enduring economic power of the white minority.