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The start of Sierra Leone's first ever national women's football league is described as "beautiful history" by President Julius Maada Bio.

World Cup debutants Tanzania are now setting their targets even higher at the ongoing U17 women's tournament in India.

Horrific accounts from a brutal war in Ethiopia that has left tens of thousands dead.

The fall of Shire, Alamata and Korem heightens concern for civilians in the 23-month civil war.

Ibrahim Mukunga Wachira and Keneth Kiprop Renju become the latest Kenyan athletes to be provisionally suspended for alleged doping offences.

Bruno Fernando, the only Angolan to ever play in the NBA, thinks it is a matter of time before his footsteps are followed.

Members of Bristol's Somali community say they have had to cut the amount of money they send home.

Elephant ivory that's supposed to be under lock and key has turned up in recent seizures, say scientists.

Kenya's Lake Turkana is expanding rapidly despite four failed rainy seasons, devastating livelihoods.

British citizen Lutfunisa Kwandwalla was found dead at the home of a spiritual leader in Kenya.

Eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.

Andrew Harding reports on one family’s agonising loss in Somalia amid growing fears of a famine.

Nigeria is used to seasonal flooding, but this year has been significantly worse than usual.

Cities in Tigray are reportedly being carpet bombed as food and medical supplies are running out.

Namibia shock Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka and the Netherlands edge past United Arab Emirates as the Men's T20 World Cup starts in spectacular fashion.

Sauda, a stand-out female footballer dreams of turning professional.

There have been 19 deaths and 58 cases reported in Uganda during this outbreak.

Religious intolerance is topping debates in Nigeria with four months to go to elections.

Protesters denounced the president as an autocrat and also highlighted food and fuel shortages.

Over one million people have left their homes after widespread flooding hits Nigeria.