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Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, the election commission announces.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.

The drug - a twice-yearly injection – reduces the current HIV treatment cost in developing countries.

They had started legal action against Ghana for agreeing to accept them from the US.

Orville Isaac Etoria had been held in prison in the southern African state after Trump's government expelled him.

Female runners won six of Kenya’s seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock reverses his retirement for one-day internationals and is recalled by South Africa.

President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.

Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.

Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.

Luca Zidane, the son of France's World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, switches his international allegiance from France to Algeria.

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.