Hair-chop traffic cop

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Our pick of Africa's quirkiest stories this year.

Saving elephants

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Heavily armed and highly trained anti-poaching patrols have helped the population's recovery.

Is this the ‘sexiest dance ever’?

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How the Angolan Kizomba started out as a 'family' dance but changed somewhere along the way.

Yaya Toure: Manchester City midfielder ends Ivory Coast retirement

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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure reverses his international retirement with Ivory Coast.

Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling

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Laura Plummer is jailed for three years after being accused of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt.

Luvo Manyonga: Drugs, redemption and jumping far

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The 2017 world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga talks about his battle with crystal meth and of his desire to break the long jump record.

Kane overshadows Boufal in Spurs victory

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Harry Kane grabs another hat-trick and breaks the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrash Southampton.

Egypt hangs 15 militants convicted of 2013 Sinai attacks

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It is the biggest series of hangings since 2015 in Egypt, which is battling an insurgency.

Somalia aim to play at home after 30 years

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The Somalia Football Federation wants to play internationals on home soil in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.

Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer versus vice-president

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The vice-president and an ex-footballer are vying to succeed Africa's first elected female president.