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BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.

Ghana says its citizens were subjected to "humiliating treatment" in Israel, which has not commented.

The landmark $2.5bn Kenya-US deal has been stopped until the court hears the case over data privacy.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou suggests he could fight UFC legend Jon Jones or ex-boxing world champion Deontay Wilder in 2026.

The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV.

Terrified residents say heavy artillery and gunfire has hit Uvira, the gateway to Burundi.

The US Treasury said the network of four entities and four individuals is primarily Colombian.

The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.

Brumelda Zuma will represent the party led by her father in parliament after her half-sister resigned.

BBC Sport explores Mohamed Salah's personality with help from the people who know him best.

The organisation behind the LGBTQ+ "Pride Match" at the 2026 World Cup say they intend to push forward with their plans despite one of the teams involved objecting to Fifa.

The organisation behind the LGBTQ+ "Pride Match" at the 2026 World Cup say they intend to push forward with their plans despite one of the teams involved objecting to Fifa.

His groundbreaking field research was instrumental in banning the international ivory trade and protecting elephants from poachers.

Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.

Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.

Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin's neighbours learnt from past errors, says analyst Paul Melly.

Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin's neighbours learnt from past errors, says analyst Paul Melly.