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An idyllic holiday resort on the banks of the Red Sea was a base for Israeli spies with a secret mission.

This Washington taxi driver has a big secret - he is a musical star who composes in his car.

But some believe the dramatic move is just a tactic to get the nurses to go back to work.

Brighton defender Gaetan Bong says his conscience is clear after his claim of racial abuse against Jay Rodriguez was found "not proven".

The former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said "cool heads and sober judgement" are needed.

All 14 members of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations will take part in May's Cosafa Cup in South Africa.

The chance of playing at the World Cup is spurring on Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru as comes back from a serious knee injury.

Fifa Council member and DR Congo Football Association president Constant Omari is being questioned as part of an embezzlement probe.

Champions Manchester City have five players in the the Professional Footballers' Association Players' team of the year.

For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer falling, and experts are worried.

One of Africa's top musicians is being questioned by Tanzanian police for a video of him kissing a woman.

How a car crash changed Benin's Faouziatou Ibrahima's basketball career.

Senegal is on track to be declared malaria-free by 2030.

Botswana's Ian Khama has just stepped down after 10 years in power - he says other African leaders should also "move aside and give others the opportunity".

As Commonwealth leaders meet in London, the BBC takes a look at the facts and figures behind this club of nations.

One genuine UN peacekeeper is dead and many French soldiers are wounded after the attack.

The Nigerian government insists it is still in discussions to release the missing 112 schoolgirls.

The controversial South African anti-apartheid campaigner is given a high-level send-off.

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse is not ruling out the possibility of bringing striker Demba Ba back into his final plans for the 2018 World Cup.

Tunisian forward Lassad Nouioui is taken to hospital after collapsing on the pitch during a training session with his Spanish club Toledo on Saturday.