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The restrictions have been in place for 20 years, but the US says human rights progress has been made.

Ghana beat Colombia 1-0 in their opening Group A match at the Under-17 World Cup in India as Mali lose their first match to Paraguay.

Zimbabwe's first lady lashes out amid the simmering row over who will succeed Robert Mugabe, 93.

What's Up Africa takes on the UN, Fifa and supermarkets in Africa.

The scarcity of water in Zambia has forced farmers to adopt new irrigation techniques.

Sub-Saharan Africa's lingering drought is hitting the flower tourism industry in South Africa's Western Cape.

President Uhuru Kenyatta orders an investigation into a fire at Kenya’s largest open-air market.

As Liberia prepares to go to the polls, BBC Africa looks back at the past 20 years leading up to this election.

Equatorial Guinea are expelled from the 2019 Women's World Cup for fielding 10 ineligible players during qualifying for the 2016 Olympics.

Conservation groups welcome government proposals for a full-scale ban on sales and exports.

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

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is suspected of using his UK jail as a base to interfere in the elections in his homeland.

For more than 50 years Sory Sanle has worked as a photographer in Burkina Faso but now a gallery in London wants to bring him to the world's attention.

Nigeria can clinch a place at their third consecutive World Cup finals with a win over Zambia while Egypt and Tunisia need results to go their way to qualify.

African champions Mali, experienced campaigners Ghana, exciting Guinea and debutants Niger will be chasing glory at the Fifa Under-17 World Cup in India.

Welder Zandile Dlamini says she is proud to work in an industry dominated by men.

Many of the hopes Nigerians had at independence have been dashed, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

Six out of 10 young people in the world are failing to reach basic levels of proficiency in learning, warns the United Nations.

Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle for the Kenyan an presidency.

Blankets from Lesotho are at the centre of controversy in the fashion world, as BBC Africa's Mayeni Jones reports.