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Swansea's Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew says the club's new manager Carlos Carvalhal has asked him to be 'a leader' as they fight to stay in the Premier League.

Researchers in London have developed scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that mummy cases are made from.

Ina Makosi takes pictures of models in places covered in litter around Dakar to encourage local communities to pick up their trash.

The ex-footballer George Weah has been voted in as the president of Liberia. But will he be equal to the country's many challenges, asks Umaru Fofana.

African cities are getting "smart" by embracing technology and improving efficiency.