BBC News - Africa
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Sun, 17/12/2017 - 18:01
Hosts Kenya win the 2017 Cecafa Challenge Cup, beating Zanzibar 3-2 on penalties after the final of the East and Central African Championship ends 2-2.
Sat, 16/12/2017 - 11:36
One of the most important elections in South Africa’s modern history takes place this weekend, with the pick of the new ANC leader.
Sat, 16/12/2017 - 01:49
West African food is tipped by chefs and experts to be big in 2018.
Sat, 16/12/2017 - 01:31
What advice do South Africans have for the ruling party as it prepares to elect a new leader?
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 20:51
Amasa Firdaus was refused entry in Nigeria after insisting on wearing a headscarf under her wig.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 16:55
Flights at the hub, opened only last week, are disrupted in a stoppage by air traffic controllers.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 16:51
Dutch judges give Eshetu Alemu a life term for his role in the "Red Terror" purges of the 1970s.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 16:03
South Africa's ruling party is getting ready to choose a new leader. Here is what you need to know.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 12:55
The National Museum of Kenya has started a new programme to digitally preserve African artefacts.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 12:23
Post-election uncertainty in Kenya has affected business.
Fri, 15/12/2017 - 01:33
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this week.
Thu, 14/12/2017 - 01:08
The BBC's Africa editor Fergal Keane travels to a land littered with tears and mass graves.
Wed, 13/12/2017 - 18:56
The strengths and weaknesses of the top two candidates battling to lead South Africa's ruling party.
Wed, 13/12/2017 - 01:41
From "Zupta" to "Mantash", how Jacob Zuma's presidency has shaped the way South Africans speak.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 23:26
Fergal Keane reveals the crisis in DR Congo's Kasai region, where millions face starvation.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 19:38
African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco lose 3-2 to Japan's Asian Champions Urawa Red Diamonds to finish sixth at the Club World Cup.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 17:11
Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba says newly crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah is growing into a leader.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 16:56
Fifa punishes Nigeria for fielding Abdullahi Shehu when he should have been suspended in their 1-1 draw with Algeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 16:36
The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 15:50
The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.
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