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Marathon record holder Chepngetich given three-year ban /in /by

Women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich is banned for three years after the Kenyan admits to anti-doping rule violations.

Nigerian separatist leader sacks lawyers at start of his defence in court /in /by

Nnamdi Kanu is on trial for terrorism and incitement to violence as head of the separatist group, Ipob.

‘I eat 6000 calories a day’ – The South African ‘Rhino’ who became World’s Strongest Man /in /by

Rayno Nel is the first African to win the prestigious title of World's Strongest Man.

‘I eat 6000 calories a day’ – The South African ‘Rhino’ who became World’s Strongest Man /in /by

Rayno Nel is the first African to win the prestigious title of World's Strongest Man.

‘I eat 6000 calories a day’ – The South African ‘Rhino’ who became World’s Strongest Man /in /by

Rayno Nel is the first African to win the prestigious title of World's Strongest Man.

Former UK teacher arrested on sex abuse charges in South Africa /in /by

Iain Wares, 86, has been accused by 65 former pupils of Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College in the 1960s and 70s.

South Africa beat Pakistan to earn series draw /in /by

World champions South Africa draw their series in Pakistan 1-1 by completing a comfortable eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi.

Forty migrants, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia /in /by

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.

An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in Ivory Coast /in /by

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.

An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in Ivory Coast /in /by

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.