More than 200 people were killed in a gun and bomb attack on a mosque in the Sinai peninsula.
Demonstrations were held across the country as a lack of rainfall threatens its agriculture.
Satirist Ikenna Azuike on gifts from Robert Mugabe, Nigeria's economy and Egyptian singer Shaaima Ahmed.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has achieved a long-held ambition to become Zimbabwe's president. But who is he?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa vows sweeping changes, after the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe.
The Gambia's National Sports Council happy to accept a ban from global ban and defy a Fifa deadline to lift the suspension of the football federation's leadership.
Savannah Heuser fulfilled her dream of helping ill-treated lions. But in 2017, heartbreak struck.
Zimbabwe's new president paid tribute to his predecessor and promised to rebuild the country.
Tanzania is Africa's biggest grower of coconuts but recently production has declined and it is now importing them.
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is devastated by the loss of striker Jonathan Kodjia, who has had further ankle surgery.
Everton striker Oumar Niasse "exaggerated the effect of a normal contact" with Scott Dann according to the written reasons for his two-game ban.
Kilmarnock new boy Youssouf Mulumbu is relishing the chance to show the fans what he can do after ending a spell without a club.
The Australian woman is facing an investigation over her collection of Middle Eastern artefacts.
Crowds gathered in a stadium in the country's capital to see their new president.
Some 75 people have been wounded, a health ministry official told local media.
A pensioner, an activist and a white farmer share their hopes for the future under a new president.
In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe may have gone but the country's battered economy still needs to be turned around.
Former Cameroon and Liverpool defender Rigobert Song talks about his near-death experience after suffering from a brain aneurysm in 2016.
DR Congo's TP Mazembe are expecting an early onslaught from SuperSport United in South Africa in the second leg of the Confederation Cup final.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah, Victor Moses and Sadio Mane discuss England and African nations chances of winning a World cup.
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