Coach Broos says ‘Matip doesn’t want to play for Cameroon’

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Cameroon coach Hugo Broos says the Joel Matip "case" is closed and the defender is no longer in his plans.

Will the Ivory Coast mutiny affect business?

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A mutiny by soldiers in Ivory Coast is threatening to destabilise business confidence in the country.

Italy’s first black minister ‘vindicated’ by racist slurs verdict

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MEP Mario Borghezio had made racist remarks about Cécile Kyenge, who was born in the DR Congo.

Libya clashes ‘kill 60’ at Brak El-Shati airbase

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Most of those killed are linked to a faction allied to self-styled general Khalifa Haftar.

Marc Wilmots names his first Ivory Coast squad

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Marc Wilmots names his first squad as the new Ivory Coast coach as they prepare to play the Netherlands and Guinea.

‘I got hooked on Shakespeare, it was an outlet’

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A group of homeless men in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, have found solace and hope in performing Shakespeare plays.

Zambian referee ready for U20 adventure

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Rising Zambian referee Jan Sikazwe is ready for his latest assignment at the Fifa under-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Macron in Mali: France will be ‘uncompromising’ in fight against terrorists

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The new French leader is visiting French soldiers fighting Islamic militants for more than four years.

Africa’s week in pictures: 12 – 18 May 2017

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

Guinea teenager allegedly held as sex slave in Australia

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The 17-year-old girl had arrived from West Africa after being offered work as a cleaner, police say.