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Spain detains Moroccans who tried to smuggle Africans into Ceuta - hidden in a car and a suitcase.

Migrants attempting to reach Europe have stormed the border fence between Morocco and Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu identifies key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017.

The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent.

A selection of the most striking news images from the African continent this year.

Morocco is set to have the first high-speed TGV train in Africa. It is undergoing its first phase of tests ahead of a planned launch in 2018. The BBC's Nora Fakim takes a trip.

Anne Soy reports on how an alternative rite of passage is replacing female genital mutilation.

Choosing a child's name is an important task for parents. We look at some of Africa's unique naming traditions.

Buhari's gaffe, #OromoProtests and death of Papa Wemba among stories that lit up African social media in 2016.

The Gambia's ruler is urged by his rival to transfer power peacefully, like the ex-colonial power did.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the cast for Gabon as the hosts become the first team to name their final 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Egypt will be without the services of their Al Ahly defender Rami Rabia at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon because of injury.

Nigeria's military says it will turn a former bastion of militant Islamists into a training centre.

Ghanaian's love for jewellery has created a thriving industry for goldsmiths and jewellers.

The booming kaftan industry is bringing financial independence to Moroccan women.

It has been an eventful year for democracy in Africa. The BBC's Dickens Olewe looks back at some of the elections and lesson learned.

A new study estimates there are just 7,100 now left in the wild as they face growing conflict with humans.

Suranga Lakmal's four wickets helps Sri Lanka restrict South Africa to 267-6 on the opening day of the first Test in Port Elizabeth.

Thirty people drown after a boat carrying a football team and fans capsizes in Uganda, police say.

In 2007 Tresor Riziki fled the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo in search of his musical dream. Today, he is an award winning musician based in Johannesburg.