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Traffickers are taking greater risks as Libyan coastguards ramp up surveillance, a UN report says.

Young Bristol City goalkeeper, Al Hadji Sesay, is delighted to get his first call up to the Sierra Leone national team.

African countries have shown a healthy appetite for Chinese loans but some experts now worry that the continent is gorging on debt, and could soon choke.

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is welcomed by thousands of fans in Athens as he finalises a move to Olympiakos.

Noussair Mazraoui will join up with Morocco's squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi after turning down appeals from the Netherlands.