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Egypt score late to beat visitors Guinea as Ghana and Tunisia are both held away from home in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Debutants Tanzania and Morocco join Nigeria in qualifying for October's 2022 Women's Under-17 World Cup finals in India.

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At least 11 people have been killed in central Kenya when the minibus they were travelling in overturned.

Police in Kitui county say the victims, who were related to each other, were returning from a dowry payment ceremony during the night.

Police say the hired minibus was carrying more than the legal maximum of 14 passengers.

The driver, who is suspected of speeding, left the scene of the crash.

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The West African bloc, Ecowas, has postponed making a decision on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso after its leaders failed to agree on what action to take against the military juntas in each of those three countries.

The region's leaders, however, said they were concerned with the countries' deteriorating political and security situations.

Ecowas suspended Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso after military takeovers.

The bloc imposed economic sanctions on Mali after officers staged two coups in less than a year. It threatened harsh measures against both Guinea and Burkina Faso whose military rulers have proposed to remain in power for three years.

Meanwhile, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari urged the bloc to consider people living in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea who, he said, were victims of unconstitutional changes of government and its consequences.

Mr Buhari said he was concerned that since the last summit held on 25 March, not much has been achieved on finding an acceptable transitional plan in each of the three countries.

A UN report published last week said the West African sanctions had contributed to worsening living conditions, particularly for low-income residents.

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A senior official from the US State Department is travelling to Sudan to offer support for initiatives aimed at solving the political crisis following last year's military takeover.

During a five-day visit, Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee is expected discuss ways to restore peace and economic stability as well as Sudan's possible transition to democracy.

Ms Phee will urge Sudan to seize the opportunity offered by the process facilitated by the African Union, the UN and the East African regional grouping, Igad.

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The government of Lesotho says more needs to be done to protect its citizens working in South Africa after hundreds of them were displaced during clashes with the local population.

A spokesman, Likopo Mahase, said Lesotho, which is surrounded by South Africa, wanted to find a solution for the employment of seasonal farm workers.

Last week, more than 400 Lesotho nationals were displaced during fighting with residents in the town of Hankey in the Eastern Cape.

A hundred of them subsequently left South Africa.

The violence began a week ago after foreign nationals were accused of killing two local men.

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Judges in Tunisia are to strike for a week and stage sit-in protests against the president’s firing of dozens of their colleagues.

President Kais Saied dismissed 57 judges this week after accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists, in his latest step to consolidate his grip on power.

In February he dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council which regulated judicial independence.

He had previously suspended parliament and sacked the government.

President Saied plans to hold a referendum next month on a replacement constitution, a move opposed by most of Tunisia’s political parties.

Nigeria is the biggest former British colony in Africa but not many people are celebrating the jubilee.

Sadio Mane is unaffected by speculation over his future as he hits a hat-trick in a Nations Cup qualifier to become Senegal's record goalscorer.

Nigerian police say a mob burnt the man to death in the capital after he rowed with a Muslim cleric.

Residents of Mykolaiv carry on despite Russian shelling, and African countries feel rising prices.

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council said it has started an internal investigation.

Nigeria can look forward to a "better chapter" under new coach Jose Peseiro despite back-to-back friendly defeats against World Cup-bound Mexico and Ecuador.

Some of the world's best beans come from an island in DR Congo, where ex-fighters get a second chance.

Halima Cissé, who gave birth to nine babies last year, explains how she manages to look after them all.

Former Africa Cup of Nations winners Zambia are beaten 3-1 by Ivory Coast in their opening Group H qualifier for the 2023 finals.

African Union head Macky Sall urges Russia's president to ease grain and fertiliser exports.

Ferdinand Omanyala is determined to become just the second Kenyan man to be crowned African 100m champion.

More than 2,000 bikes are destroyed after a Nigerian man was killed in a row over fares.