Archaeologists say the figure found in water in a Cairo neighbourhood may depict Ramses II.
Six traders were shot in 2005 in modern Nigeria's most infamous case of extrajudicial killings.
Mauritius goalkeeper Joseph Leopold, who has been accused for drug trafficking, has not been allowed to travel with his teammates for a Champions League game.
Senegal reach the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations final for the second tournament in a row after beating Guinea 1-0 in Ndola.
We revisit Nemley Junior who was freed from wildlife traffickers in Ivory Coast after a BBC News investigation.
Concerns about former Welsh footballer Craig Bellamy's football academy in Sierra Leone are being looked into by the Charity Commission, the watchdog confirms.
Borussia Dortmund's Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said his hat-trick in the Champions League against Benfica was inspired by his poor performance in the first leg.
The amount of sulphur in some fuel used in Africa is 300 times the level considered safe in Europe.
Cyclone Enawo forces thousands from their homes and damages power lines as it moves south.
Experts warn Nigeria's health system is heading for a crisis if pollution is not tackled.
A hospital in India says Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, from Egypt, has lost 100kg after the operation.
The South Sudanese city of Yei, once spared by the civil war, is now the theatre of ethnic atrocities.
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