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African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco lose 3-2 to Japan's Asian Champions Urawa Red Diamonds to finish sixth at the Club World Cup.

Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba says newly crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah is growing into a leader.

Fifa punishes Nigeria for fielding Abdullahi Shehu when he should have been suspended in their 1-1 draw with Algeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.

The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.

The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.

Hundreds of homes have also been burnt, forcing the president to declare a state of emergency.

Gambia denies reports that it will grant land for a Russian 'Romanov Empire' project.

The disgraced athlete, who was jailed after shooting dead his girlfriend, sustained minor injuries.

Players, team-mates and coaches praise Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on winning the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

These are the choices faced by many families living in Kenya's slums. Could technology help?

Paying for healthcare in Kenya has got easier thanks to M-Tiba, a mobile "electronic health wallet".

Marine archaeologists in Senegal are diving on the wrecks of ships used in the transatlantic slave trade.

BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017, Mohamed Salah, receives his prize from Jurgen Klopp.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017.

President Macron has angered Algerians by asking their government to allow the return of anti-independence fighters.

Rights group condemns John Magufuli for pardoning musicians who raped 10 primary schoolgirls.

Mabel and Steven are now safely back in Nigeria after falling in love in a Libyan detention centre.

Teachers have quietly disappeared amid the fighting in CAR so parents step in to learn to lead classes.

Nacalas International Airport in Mozambique operates at only 4% of its capacity.

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this week.