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The suspension is for boycotting a speech by the president and comes amid criticism of the government.

Papiss Cisse leads the tributes at a memorial for former Newcastle team-mate Cheick Tiote, who died after collapsing in training in China.

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers growing calls for changes in the way Nigeria is governed.

The BBC's Anne Soy reports from Nairobi, where a seven-storey building has collapsed.

One man who survived being shot nine times during the Marikana massacre relives that day.

Former South African striker Benni McCarthy is appointed the new head coach of Premier Soccer League club, Cape Town City.

The leader of South Africa's main opposition had said colonialism had some positive aspects.

People in South Africa's Western Cape province are dealing with the impact of wildfires in which seven people died.

East and Central Africa's regional body - Cecafa - is being destroyed by "internal politics", according to secretary general Nicholas Musonye.

Documenting daily life in Ugandan refugee settlements.

The soldier filmed the assaults on two girls aged three and five - but left the camera behind.

Will the son of Libya's deposed leader re-emerge as a public figure in the conflict-hit country?

A woman travelling through Cairo airport may find her sanitary products confuse security staff.

Prank shows are a staple of TV schedules during Ramadan, but has the joke been taken too far?

In Mozambique, Ibo island has been home to generations of silversmiths who hand-forge their wares, but now this trade is at risk.

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

Hibernian complete a permanent deal for Nigerian centre-back Efe Ambrose after a successful short-term loan.

A daughter searches for her father - just one of the victims of the rise of kidnapping in Libya.

Central African Republic seek inspiration from Guinea Bissau as they seek to qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations finals.

A conservationist who helped reintroduce the black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by the animal.