The Chagos Islands football team are trying to keep the story of their ancestors alive, 6,000 miles from their disputed homeland.
The Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack in Abuja on Tuesday night.
In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon semi-finalist Ons Jabeur talks about playing her good friend Tatjana Maria in the last four.
Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala will miss the rest of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a knee ligament injury.
Violence in the eastern part of the DR Congo has escalated in recent months, reporter Joice Etutu explains why.
Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams are among five players switching their international allegiance to Ghana.
Thousands attend a service in South Africa for 21 children who died mysteriously at a nightclub.
Zambia captain Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after failing gender eligibility tests.
Morocco forward Rosella Ayane says the Women's Africa Cup of Nations hosts will not look too far ahead despite reaching the quarter-finals with a game to spare.
An Ethiopian migrant describes the abuse he faced at the hands of traffickers in Somalia and Yemen.
Why West African leaders agreed to drop the economic sanctions imposed on Mali after a coup.
The south-east African country's annual inflation rate stood at more than 190% in June.
Two trans women in Amsterdam are planning a refuge in Kenya for trans people at risk all over the world.
People are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey.
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