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Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola's president and one of the richest women in Africa, says that people are prejudiced against her because of her background.

Can President Jacob Zuma survive the latest challenge in his political career, asks the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

Joel Kioko has gone from growing up in a slum in Kenya's capital to being trained in a US ballet school.

Solving the water crisis for South Sudanese refugees.

President Zuma's midnight sacking of his finance minister will have long repercussions, writes the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

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

China begins closing down its legal ivory trade, but will consumer attitudes to prized artwork change?

The first bobsleigh team from Africa are on the verge of qualifying for the 2018 Olympics.

Flights were temporarily halted on Tuesday evening after protestors locked themselves in an aircraft.

The bodies of a US man and a Swedish woman are found two weeks after they were abducted.

Video footage shows Endurance Amalawa being attacked by a mob in India.

Crimes against humanity charges relate to the deadly violence after the 2010 presidential elections.

Violence erupts after negotiations aimed at ending President Kabila's 17 years in power break down.

Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in prison for his activism, was a close associate of Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has paid tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Kathrada, who has died aged 87.

South Sudan thrash Djibouti to join Comoros, who beat Mauritius, in the group stage of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ahmed Kathrada, one of the big names of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle has died at the age of 87.

The disease has infected more than 1,000 people in one of the worst outbreaks for years.

Angry crowds near Delhi blamed the students for the death of a teenager from a suspected overdose.

A pitch invasion sees Senegal's Lamine Gassama tackled by a fan as their friendly with Ivory Coast in Paris is abandoned.