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Barbers in Britain are being trained to recognise mental health issues and how to help clients get the support they need.

Women open up about the problem of opioid abuse in Somalia following the death of a popular TikToker.

A landmine kills at least 10 passengers as the West African country battles a jihadist insurgency.

London-based artist Pauli The PSM talks about ambient music, being a 'badman' and The Jetsons.

Some of the 14 fishermen were abducted by al-Shabab militants off the Somali coast eight years ago.

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Thirteen-year old Zimbabwean singer Andrea went viral after a church goes filmed him singing.

A fuel tanker that apparently got stuck under a bridge exploded in a huge fireball, east of Johannesburg.

Can the launch of the Africa Super League in 2023 close the vast gap between the club game on the continent and in Europe?

RnB singer Akon is planning a Senegalese super-city running on cryptocurrency. But will it happen?

Former Morocco midfielder and assistant coach is banned for five years over forging a coaching licence, but refuses to say if he will appeal.

Nigerian singer Oxlade says that the hit song Ku Lo Sa was inspired by a woman in his life.

The farmers say they can now build up their communities once again after the environmental damage.

Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana retires from international football after falling out with head coach Rigobert Song at the World Cup.

Families of 16 Indian sailors who have been detained in Africa since August say they are waiting anxiously.

Photos of people displaced by war bearing the brunt of a climate crisis along South Sudan's River Nile.

The Atlas Lions' World Cup run sees them oust Senegal as the continent's number one, according to Fifa rankings

Former Chelsea and Ghana manager signs a two-year deal to return to African football

Senegalese athletes react with anger to news the country's footballers will receive bonuses despite not hitting World Cup target.

Loyalist troops are still searching for three alleged accomplices, a statement says.