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The measures being taken to keep holiday-makers apart from great white sharks in Cape Town.

Foreign students whose degrees were cut short by Russia's invasion are able to complete their studies.

The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards Russia.

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off while European football is still underway. But what is it like for a player to leave during the season?

People were scooping for fuel after the crash, with some of the bodies reduced to ashes, medics say.

As Premier League stars prepare to head to the Africa Cup of Nations, is the club versus country debate still relevant?

Police have cracked down on an opposition protest to demand that the presidential poll be annulled.

The foreign minister says in his resignation letter that he is the victim of "malicious claims".

Women's Big Bash winner Anesu Mushangwe tells the BBC how lemons were vital in her early cricketing days in Zimbabwe.

Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.

How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations? Test your knowledge in BBC Sport Africa's quiz before the 2023 finals in Ivory Coast.

Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

South Africa's netball team needed the backing given to the Springboks at the World Cup, says caps record-holder Bongi Msomi.

Blitz Bazawule, who grew up in Ghana, is behind a new adaptation of iconic book The Color Purple.

Sudan's conflict, which appears to have entered a new phase, has left millions needing help.

Najib Balala denies the charge of inflating the cost of a project to build a tourism college.

The army chief lambasts "negligent" commanders after a rival paramilitary group captured Wad Madani.

The last French troops leave Niger after being given a Friday deadline by its military leaders.

With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations beginning on 13 January, who could star at the tournament in Ivory Coast?