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James Okina was a tearaway teen - now he is helping hundreds of children in Cross River State.

The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Usain Bolt, joins up with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns at their Chloorkop training facility on Monday.

Ethiopia's largest lake, Lake Tana, is being lost to an invasive South American weed, water hyacinth.

Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river to get to school while they are menstruating - and on Tuesdays.

A new species of dinosaur unearthed in the Egyptian desert sheds light on Africa's Age of the Dinosaurs.

Blaze kills four and leaves thousands homeless after fire engines reportedly ran out of water.

Egypt defender Ali Gabr joins West Brom on loan from Zamalek until the end of the season.

Senegal forward Diafra Sakho leaves West Ham to join French Ligue 1 club Rennes for an undisclosed fee.

Why have African literary fans rallied around author Chimamanda Ngozi Achide after her interview in Paris?

The Chinese-built African Union headquarters was bugged, France Le Monde newspaper reports.

The impending transfers of Achraf Bencharki and Jawad El Yamiq to clubs outside Morocco mean the duo will no longer be able to play in the CHAN.

Rebecca Tsotsoo Kwei takes a look at how the craze has affected salons in the capital Accra.

Lebohang W Khitsane creates unique tombstones for celebrities and public figures.

Arsenal are close to reaching an agreement to sign Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a fee of about £60m.

Despite poor infrastructure and patchy internet, Congolese people find ways to work and learn.

The extraordinary tale of Houcine Arfa and how he says he escaped from a prison in Madagascar to return to France.

Africa’s second biggest football tournament is taking place in Morocco.

Ethiopia is facing a chronic sugar shortage which has led to violent and lethal protests on the streets.

The US president and the new head of the African Union sing the praises of each others' countries.

More and more cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are smuggling their crop into Ghana.