Winner Mahrez absent from Caf’s African Player of 2017 list

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2016 winner Riyad Mahrez is a notable absentee as Caf reveals its 30-man shortlists for the African Player and Africa-Based Player of the Year awards.

SA football boss Danny Jordaan denies raping Jennifer Ferguson

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South Africa's Danny Jordaan says allegation must be "ventilated in a court of law".

Hichilema: My treatment in prison was degrading

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Mr Hichilema says he was left for eight days in a room without electricity, water or a toilet.

Former Ghana star Abubakar dies at the age of 36

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

Liberia presidential vote halted by country’s Supreme Court

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Ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai were scheduled for a 7 November run-off.

Jollof dried-fish sushi

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

How DR Congo’s wooden bikes drive profit in Goma

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

Kenya election: Raila Odinga rejects ‘sham’ repeat vote

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

Hordes of Al Ahly fans prompt training cancellation

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African Champions League finalists Al Ahly are forced to cancel a training session in Cairo after too many fans turn up to watch.

Russia to build nuclear power plants in Nigeria

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Nigeria is just one of the African countries the state-owned Rosatom is hoping to do deals with.