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Ikram Abdi Omar was the UK's first hijab-wearing model to feature on the cover of Vogue.

After protests, a strike, and lockdown, Kiki, a student from Lagos, Nigeria, can’t wait for the year to be over.

A former refugee considers the importance of memory for those who lose everything in the chaos of war.

The women of Africa have been dominating this past year and in this video, we show just some of that.

Novatus and Onyango describe the challenges faced by men as victims of rape in Africa.

An Italian pathologist is trying to identify the migrants on a boat that sank in the Mediterranean in 2015.

Ethiopia's prime minister says no civilians were killed in the Tigray conflict. Three witnesses say otherwise.

Claims about the US president-elect are among misinformation being widely shared during an election.

The Central African Republic says forces loyal to François Bozizé plan to march on the capital Bangui.

Captain Joyce Beckwith married into a ballooning family and has since become Kenya's first female pilot.

Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.

Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.

Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.

Militant activity is spreading across northern Nigeria with other groups expressing allegiance to Boko Haram

Italy's PM wins the release of 18 fishermen based in Sicily who have been detained since September.

The UN also blames a failure to distribute vast mineral and gas revenues to the local population.

Sam Jalloh saw his best friend killed in front of him. He vowed to get away - and tennis was his way out.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

South Africa's record-breaking skateboarder Jean-Marc Johannes on what putting his sport into the Olympics will mean for the continent.

Wadih Jalasi became known as "cage man" during the Arab Spring, after a photo of him went viral.