‘Everyone wants this title back’ – Nigeria eye 10th Wafcon win

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Nigeria travel to Morocco bidding for a record-extending 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title, having last lifted the trophy in 2018.

Ugandan military helicopter catches fire in deadly Somalia crash

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Five people on board died, while three survived with "severe burns", the military said.

How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa

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Gold appears to be a lifeline for military juntas and jihadist groups in the Sahel region, analysts say.

Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts

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Tuesday's attack marks the third major assault on army positions over the past month.

Congolese army destroys plane rebels claim was carrying aid

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It is the latest violent incident since a peace deal was signed in Washington last week.

Outcry after Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years in jail

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The sentence comes off the back of a souring of relations between French and Algeria.

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years’ imprisonment

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The sentence comes off the back of a souring of relations between French and Algeria.

Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in job scam rescued in Nigeria

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The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.

Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years

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William Tolbert was killed during the 1980 coup - his body was then believed to be dumped in a mass grave.

‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war’

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A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.