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The train had been travelling from Marsa Matruh to the Egyptian capital Cairo when it came off the tracks.

Actress Nandi Nyembe's final months were marked by money problems that threatened to overshadow her career.

Actress Nandi Nyembe's final months were marked by money problems that threatened to overshadow her career.

The earthen berm is intended to trap people inside el-Fasher, Yale University research shows.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Dilshan Madushanka takes a hat-trick in the final over of the match to ensure Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by seven runs in the first one-day international in Zimbabwe.

Middlesbrough complete the signing of Lausanne-Sport forward Kaly Sene on a four-year contract.

Survivors saved off Mauritania say they left The Gambia with 160 people on board.

Investigations have been launched following the footage posted to Instagram - which has since been deleted.

Rangers sell Morocco forward Hamza Igamane to French top-flight club Lille for an undisclosed fee.

The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but ex-residents now live in dangerous temporary shelters.

The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but ex-residents now live in dangerous temporary shelters.

The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but ex-residents now live in dangerous temporary shelters.

The first group of deportees arrived in mid-August, according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo.

Ghana has been described as the fashion industry’s dumping ground.

Gun-wielding drivers, extortion and breakdowns, as couple flee new front line in Sudan's conflict.

Gun-wielding drivers, extortion and breakdowns, as couple flee new front line in Sudan's conflict.

A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.