Police believe they were accidentally trapped while playing but an investigation is under way.
The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor.
The authorities say the situation is now under control after gunshots were heard in Bamako.
People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.
A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.
The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.
The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.
The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.
The state governor says that jihadist fighters may be among those who have fled.
The three states will have new travel documents under their breakaway alliance "in the coming days".