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One French teacher had $12,000 in his bank account from selling test papers, the court says.

The suspect had been in Germany since 1997 and feared torture if sent back to Tunisia.

With thrilling games, superb individual performances and huge shocks, Russia 2018 has been a classic World Cup. But who gets into your best XI?

Tunisia's World Cup coach Nabil Maaloul leaves his job in order to take over at Qatari champions Al Duhail.

Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony is keen to stay at the Championship club despite transfer rumours.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

Angered by corruption allegations, residents of the South African town of Koster chased away the mayor and took over.

Nigerian Olatunbosun Damilola says the facial scars her parents gave her mean she faces discrimination.

Everton striker Henry Onyekuru joins Galatasaray on a season-long loan, the Turkish club have confirm.

Record Manchester City signing Riyad Mahrez says he moved to a "big" club to win the Champions League.

The US leader says "few would understand" Africa's problems, which a strong military could help solve.

The world's best-known ski slopes might be in Europe and North America, but Africa is now vying for attention.

An Ethiopian journalist hopes to be reunited with his Eritrean wife and two daughters after 16 years.

South African Ntando Mahlangu won silver in the Rio Paralympics, four years after walking for the first time.

A Ugandan mother says a children's home tricked her into giving her son up for a zero-contact adoption.

Instead of regaining its footing once sanctions were lifted, inflation is soaring in Sudan and people are struggling to get by.

The Ghanaian warrior queen who went to war to protect the Golden Stool of the Ashanti Kingdom.

Ethiopia and Eritrea were bitter enemies for half a century but have embraced peace in just a few days.

As many as 40 tonnes of heroin could be passing through Mozambique every year, in a trade that is boosted by the use of mobile phone apps.

Deriding Africa's former colonial rulers will not solve the continent's many problems, writes Nigerian journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.