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11.01.2025 03:10 Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.

10.01.2025 22:10 Eric Chelle will be the first non-Nigerian African to take charge of the Super Eagles, but what will the Malian bring to the role?

10.01.2025 22:10 The money was recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and others.

10.01.2025 16:51 Former Premier League and Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie is now a golf professional with ambitions to boost the sport in his homeland.

10.01.2025 16:51 A tip-off leads police to a "human-trafficking ring" in a quiet suburb of the main city Johannesburg.

10.01.2025 12:11 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

10.01.2025 12:11 The general sparked controversy recently with a social media threat to behead the opposition leader.

10.01.2025 07:20 The strike took place on one of Benin's most well-equipped military positions in the north, authorities say.

09.01.2025 16:20 Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.

09.01.2025 11:00 Venâncio Mondlane is greeted by supporters as police try to prevent people reaching the airport.

09.01.2025 06:30 According to an unconfirmed report, 19 people were killed in an incident near the presidential palace.

08.01.2025 20:10 Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.

08.01.2025 15:31 Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

08.01.2025 10:52 The Afropop singer began her musical career in the 1980s and also appeared in popular TV series.

08.01.2025 10:52 The paramilitary group is accused of the "systematic" murder of men and boys and brutal sexual violence.