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Liberia's President George Weah was among African football greats who have shared tributes to Argentina's football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged 60. President Weah described Maradona as a "legend and icon" whose…

Ethiopian troops have been deployed along the border with Sudan and are having an impact on the flow of refugees, according to people fleeing the northern state of Tigray. This comes in the middle of a military confrontation between the…

Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from coronavirus three weeks after being hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a statement from his family and his National Umma Party. He was hospitalised after…

Uganda's Supreme Court has jailed a former presidential aspirant for using abusive language against them, including calling them "incompetent fools". Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka was sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of court,…

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane,  Virgil van Dijk and Thiago Alcantara are in the running for the men's prize in the Best Fifa Football Awards. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is also in contention as part of the…

Mozambique has asked its former coloniser, Portugal, to guarantee immediate access to the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available on the world market. President Filipe Nyusi made the request to Portuguese Prime Minister António…

A court in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, has sentenced a former head of President Paul Kagame’s security unit to three years in prison “for stealing a mobile phone”. Tom Byabagamba, who has been stripped of the rank of colonel, was already…

Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric convicted of planning a series of terror attacks in 2005. Abdul Nacer Benbrika was jailed for 15 years in 2009 and is eligible for release from next month.…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that 22 national teams from the Arab region have signed up to participate in the FIFA Arab Cup, which will be staged from 1 to 18 December 2021. Speaking during a visit to Lusail Stadium,…

FIFA has revealed the shortlists for the 2020 Best FIFA Football Awards, including Best Men’s Player and Best Women’s Player of the last 12 months, as well as the two coaching prizes and the annual Puskas Award for best goal. The 2020…