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Former Ghana, Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Yakubu Abubakar dies at the age of 36.

Ijeoma Ndukwe asks if Nigerians will ever consider their own dishes worth paying a lot of money for.

Locals joke that if you marry a "chukudu" driver, then you'll never go hungry.

The Kenyan opposition leader though made no mention a legal challenge to the outcome.

A Kisumu teenager died after police clashed with protesters boycotting Kenya's election re-run.

Interim coach Moses Basena and Africa veteran Claude LeRoy are among more than 200 coaches who have applied for the vacant Uganda coaching job.

Former Miss Liberia and now entrepreneur, Patrice Juah gives us her tips for success.

As Africa gets more connected, so online services increase but they cannot just be a carbon copy of Western tech.

How a Welsh seaside town hosted an institute for African students, including Nelson Mandela's mentor.

As Uhuru Kenyatta wins a second term in office, what did we learn about the Kenyan leader from his first?

A recent court ruling has got South Africans of all ages discussing the merits, and otherwise, of smacking children, as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports.

The lifting of US sanctions after two decades brings hope to cancer patients and crippled businesses.

Meet the knitting group helping Kenyan women with breast cancer.

The 2CV is a vintage French car. But it is the car of choice for taxi drivers in the African island of Madagascar.

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

Kenya faces continuing uncertainty after a presidential re-run marred by boycotts and violence, the BBC's Alastair Leithead says.

Journalist Yousra Elbagir looks at why the #MeToo hashtag was not widely used in Sudan.

What does call for "resistance movement" mean for Kenya?

Egyptians Al Ahly will play Moroccans Wydad Casablanca in the African Champions League final after thrashing Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel 7-4 on aggregate.

Football's world governing body Fifa is considering changing the rules that govern a player's eligibility to represent a national team.