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Ground-breaking experiments on drones are being carried out in Malawi which could speed up the delivery of HIV tests in remote parts of the country.

Recalling deadly beach attack

Going to the races in unexpected places

An Egyptian centre for treatment and documentation of alleged torture victims vows to continue to work despite an order for it to shut down.

The Scottish boat that helps feed the world's poorest nation

Counting begins in Niger after presidential and parliamentary polls overshadowed by accusations of repression and a row over ID documents.

Burkina Faso's Bertrand Traore scores as Chelsea reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 5-1 win against a young Manchester City side .

A Dimitri Payet brace plus goals from Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses help West Ham beat Blackburn to advance in FA Cup.

The main opposition leader in Uganda, Kizza Besigye, rejects the result of presidential polls which saw Yoweri Museveni win a fifth term in office.

Two Serbian captives are confirmed to have died in Friday's US air strikes against the Islamic State group in western Libya, Serbia says.

Former Prime Minister Faustin Touadera is elected president of the Central African Republic, provisional results in the run-off show.

Lollipop love, kite vendors and marathon paddlers

Can a prisoner beat the president in Niger's election?

Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is on alert after several lions escaped from a nearby national park overnight and strayed into the city.

Uganda's main opposition presidential candidate is detained following a raid on his party's Kampala headquarters, one day after tightly contested elections.

More than 6,000 people have fled Mozambique to neighbouring Malawi after being caught up in fighting in the north of the country.

The subtle art of insulting a politician

She took her family to court in Niger to stop a forced marriage

Polls open in Uganda's presidential election, with incumbent Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 30-year rule.

The man who rescues Benin's mentally ill held in shackles