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Elizabeth Ohene considers Ghanaians' wanderlust as her compatriots join those taking risks to claim asylum abroad.

Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026.

The gang broke into the South African reserve on Monday, taking staff hostage.

Officials agree to review ban on women travelling without a male guardian after a public outcry.

Nigeria striker Brown Ideye joins compatriot John Mikel Obi at Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda after signing a three-year contract.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan raises top rate of tax to 45% to help reduce deficit.

Mr Badjie is said to have personally presided over torture sessions under ex-President Yahya Jammeh.

The United Arab Emirates is building a military base in Berbera in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland.

A South African court says the government had no right to leave the ICC without consulting parliament.

Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban the practice - in some cases.

The UN has declared a famine in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced anywhere in the world in six years. So why has famine returned?

A state of famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first globally since 2011. Alastair Leithead reports.

More than 600 black South Africans drowned in WW1 when their ship was struck by a Royal Mail vessel. But why did the captain blamed for the tragedy do nothing to help?

The bodies of at least 87 migrants wash up in Libya after they drowned trying to reach Italy by sea.

A 24-year-old second lieutenant tells the BBC how she became Zambia's first female fighter pilot.

Life is returning to normal in Maiduguri, Nigeria's north-eastern city worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency.

An albino hunted for her body parts tells the BBC she lives in fear after surviving a kidnap attempt in Malawi.

Kenyan herders are giving their own food to animals to keep them alive during the severe drought.

Chuma Somdaka, a disabled artist living in a South African park, gets her own exhibition.

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