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New research shows promising results for cutting the risk of women bleeding to death in childbirth.

Mauda Kyitaragabirwe was abandoned on Uganda's 'Punishment Island' for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to meet her.

Ethnographer and photographer Laura de Reynal has been documenting the work of organisations, such as Mozilla and One Laptop per Child who are helping communities to get online for the first time.

A drug to stop bleeding after giving birth could cut deaths by a third, research suggests.

Ousmane Dembele's brilliant strike takes Borussia Dortmund through to the German Cup final with victory over Bayern Munich.

A court annuls initial agreement reached with Russia, the US and South Korea to build nuclear plants.

The draw for the expanded group stage of Confederation Cup is completed in Cairo with three former winners included.

South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns are handed a tricky group as they bid to defend their African Champions League title.

Prominent South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro defends his controversial sketch of President Jacob Zuma and a businessman raping 'Lady South Africa'.

South Africa is in for a rough ride as the ruling ANC prepares to choose President Jacob Zuma's successor.

Park ranger Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, explains how he lives in constant fear of attack for protecting wildlife in Virunga National Park.

Ilhan Omar explains how she made history to become the first Somali-American legislator in the US.

Sudan is a the northern white rhino, and the last chance for the survival of his species.

Documenting the workplaces of a generation of Ghanaians.

In our series of letters from African journalists, writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the discovery of mystery cash piles in Nigeria.

Mass graves, child soldiers and police decapitations are all features of a little known Congolese conflict, as the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga reports.

Many different countries are trying to get a toehold in Somalia as it slowly emerges from chaos.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

In our series of letters from African journalist Yousra Elbagir looks at how Sudanese are using social media to celebrate and express their African identity.

Are smartphones empowering poor Kenyans or simply causing more problems than they solve?