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08.02.2024 02:42 Sebastien Haller scores the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final against Nigeria.

07.02.2024 22:01 Stanley Nwabali saves two penalties to help Nigeria reach the Afcon 2023 final following a dramatic 1-1 draw with South Africa.

07.02.2024 22:01 Watch live and follow text updates from both Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, starting with Nigeria v South Africa.

07.02.2024 16:31 The internet outage comes on top of a 10-month civil war which has forced nine million from their homes.

07.02.2024 12:00 Three-time African champions Nigeria will rekindle their continental rivalry with South Africa in the 2023 Afcon semi-finals.

07.02.2024 07:20 An anaesthetist tells the BBC he was taken from his hospital for training to combat jihadists.

07.02.2024 01:30 "Refrain from provocative celebrations," Nigeria tells citizens in South Africa before the Afcon semi-final.

07.02.2024 01:30 With a recent Africa Cup of Nations triumph apiece, can Nigeria and hosts Ivory Coast reach the final ahead of South Africa and DR Congo?

06.02.2024 20:50 The prime minster tries to calm tensions following Ethiopia's controversial deal with Somaliland.

06.02.2024 15:40 Paul Mackenzie, accused of starving his followers to death, pleads not guilty.

06.02.2024 15:40 Theo O Ebonyi, accused of swindling his followers and others, dismisses news of his arrest as fake.

06.02.2024 15:40 DR Congo players are using their semi-final appearance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to call for peace in their homeland.

06.02.2024 15:40 The explosion in a densely populated neighbourhood in the capital killed six people last week.

06.02.2024 10:11 The west African nation has never had a coup but many are worried that recent unrest could escalate.

06.02.2024 05:30 Senegal is seen as a bastion of democracy in West Africa, yet its polls were delayed with three weeks to go.