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Five of the countries who have qualified for next year's Nations Cup finals will continue preparations with friendly internationals on Tuesday.

Dr Olivette Otele is the first black woman to be made a professor of history in the UK and she's on this year's BBC 100 Women list.

We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.

Dozens of migrants rescued by a cargo ship in the Mediterranean refuse to disembark in Libya.

Egyptian falconers meet in the desert to celebrate World Falconry Day and highlight an ancient sport.