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One of the most important elections in South Africa’s modern history takes place this weekend, with the pick of the new ANC leader.

West African food is tipped by chefs and experts to be big in 2018.

What advice do South Africans have for the ruling party as it prepares to elect a new leader?

Amasa Firdaus was refused entry in Nigeria after insisting on wearing a headscarf under her wig.

Flights at the hub, opened only last week, are disrupted in a stoppage by air traffic controllers.

Dutch judges give Eshetu Alemu a life term for his role in the "Red Terror" purges of the 1970s.

South Africa's ruling party is getting ready to choose a new leader. Here is what you need to know.

The National Museum of Kenya has started a new programme to digitally preserve African artefacts.

Post-election uncertainty in Kenya has affected business.

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

The BBC's Africa editor Fergal Keane travels to a land littered with tears and mass graves.

The strengths and weaknesses of the top two candidates battling to lead South Africa's ruling party.

From "Zupta" to "Mantash", how Jacob Zuma's presidency has shaped the way South Africans speak.

Fergal Keane reveals the crisis in DR Congo's Kasai region, where millions face starvation.

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.

Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba says newly crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah is growing into a leader.

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.

The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.

The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.

Hundreds of homes have also been burnt, forcing the president to declare a state of emergency.