South Africa’s Steven Pienaar retires from football

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South Africa's Steven Pienaar announces he is retiring from football at the age of 35.

France youth international Mouez Hassen opts for Tunisia

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Nice goalkeeper Mouez Hassen has opted to play international football for Tunisia rather than France, his country of birth.

Dapchi kidnappings: Nigeria families’ heartbreak and despair

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The BBC meets the families and friends waiting for news of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

Emir of Kano’s fake Instagram account: Arrest in Nigeria

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The Emir of Kano's fake account has more than 200,000 followers and is officially verified.

Apartheid-era flag: Nelson Mandela Foundation seeks ban

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The foundation has asked the court in South Africa to ban "gratuitous" displays of the flag.

Cedric Bakambu transfers to Beijing Guoan

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Democratic Republic of Congo striker Cedric Bakambu has signed for China’s Beijing Guoan in what is understood to be an African transfer record.

Nigeria kidnappings: ‘Girls started running from the dormitory’

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BBC News's Stephanie Hegarty is at the school where more than 100 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted.

Is Salah helping British Muslim fans engage with football?

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Is the success of Premier League players like Mohamed Salah and Mesut Ozil helping Muslim fans engage with football?

Africa ‘set to miss UN development goal on malnutrition’

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At current rates of progress no African country will meet the UN goal set for 2030, a study reveals.

‘Oldest tattoo’ found on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies

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Researchers discover the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two mummies from Egypt.