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Samples analysed in all suspected cases are negative for Marburg virus, Tanzania's health minister says.

Somaliland hopes Donald Trump will make history by recognising it as a nation, but Somalis fear the move.

Daniel Chapo's legitimacy has been questioned following protests against his victory.

Kenya has become just the fifth African nation to gain membership of the International Ice Hockey Federation, despite having only one ice rink in the country.

East Africa's only rink is the one place in Nairobi where temperatures fall below 9C.

Central African Republic appoint former Liverpool, West Ham and Cameroon defender Rigobert Song as their new head coach.

Eleven survivors describe what happened and raise safety questions about the dive boat Sea Story.

Cameroonian Alice Nkom thinks accusations she is funding terrorism are a ploy to stop her advocacy.

The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises.

Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.

Eric Chelle will be the first non-Nigerian African to take charge of the Super Eagles, but what will the Malian bring to the role?

Former Premier League and Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie is now a golf professional with ambitions to boost the sport in his homeland.

Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.

Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.

John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say.

Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.

Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.