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BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.

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A Malian court sentenced on Monday a prominent broadcaster and an influencer, who had both criticised the ruling junta, to seven years in jail

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The beach shrinks every year in Ayetoro, in southern Nigeria, and what is left is peppered with the remains of homes swallowed by the ocean -- some years ago, some just months prior

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US envoy Jared Kushner meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after talks with Hamas in Egypt, seeking to revive the second phase of a Gaza peace plan stalled over Israel’s demand for the group’s complete disarmament.

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Pilgrims in Lourdes marking the feast of the Assumption paid tribute to the monks of Tibhirine on Sunday, thirty years after their murder.  The seven French monks were kidnapped and killed   in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War.

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A severe shortage of clean water and sanitation facilities is undermining efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri province, where residents struggle to maintain basic hygiene while facing the deadly virus

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President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in Zambia’s presidential election, securing nearly 59 percent of votes counted in 135 of 226 constituencies. The result puts him on course for a second-term victory, though the final tally is still underway.

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Thousands gathered in Saint-Louis on Saturday for the city’s traditional pirogue regatta, a centuries-old competition rooted in the fishing community of Guet-Ndar. Beyond the fierce rivalry on the water, the event celebrates heritage, solidarity and a legacy passed down through generations.

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A cholera outbreak is spreading across northern Cameroon, with more than 1,000 cases and 28 deaths reported since mid-July, according to health authorities.

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South Africa is home to one of the most biodiverse collections of succulent plants in the world. But now this unique plant life is under threat from poachers who illegally harvest protected species.

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In this tent city in city of Deir al-Balah, Hundreds of displaced Palestinians are currently fighting for basic needs like water and food supply.

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Manchester City are in advanced talks with Lille over a move for Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.

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The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is the deadliest ever, new data shows, with one person dying from the virus every thirty minutes.

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Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, who is appearing at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.

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Heads of state and government from across the Southern African Development Community paid tribute to the late anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo on Sunday, laying a wreath at his statue in Durban.

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The authorities allege they were involved in an insurrection plot but the leading opposition candidate says there was an attempt on his life.

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Tensions are rising at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, where protesters gathered Sunday as Morocco tightened security along the border.

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The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

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Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations

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The Indomitable Lionesses beat tournament debutant Malawi 3-0 in the final in Rabat, with Marie Ngah Manga scoring twice, to claim their first continental crown after three previous final defeats.

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Marie Ngah Manga scores twice as Cameroon cruise to a 3-0 win over Malawi and claim a first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.