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Gambia's President Adama Barrow arrives to assume power - days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left for exile.

Adama Barrow returns to jubilant scenes after his predecessor left for exile under foreign pressure.

Ugandan soldiers stationed in the Central African Republic face accusations that they have been raping local women and girls.

Buchi Emecheta's books were studied by schools in several African countries.

Malawi's mining companies are keeping locals in the dark over the risks of water contamination in their rivers.

Tatah Brika, from Western Sahara, is building more durable homes for refugees by using two plentiful materials, plastic bottles and sand.

Digital learning is helping to meet the demand for better education in South Africa.

Households without mains electricity in rural areas of Kenya can now receive solar-powered satellite TV.

Gambians have celebrated the end of Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule but things are unlikely to change fast.

Nearly three years after Ebola hit Sierra Leone, millions of dollars in funds raised to fight the deadly virus have still not been accounted for.

The former Gambian president is not the first departing leader to be accused of looting his country's coffers.

State coffers are said to be empty as troops secure Banjul for the return of President Adama Barrow.

Nigeria's largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. The BBC's Nancy Kacungira looks at how entrepreneurs are trying to solve the crisis.

Burkina Faso progress to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group A winners after beating Guinea-Bissau on Sunday.

Gabon become only the third hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who make it through to the quarter-finals.

Ghana coach Avram Grant hails his players after they edged a 1-0 win over Mali that put them in the Nations Cup quarter-finals.

Uganda coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic says it is "hard to accept" his side's exit from the Nations Cup after they lost to a late goal against Egypt.

While women marched on Washington DC, why did others march around the world? Here are some reasons from Kenya, India and Germany.

Anerood Jugnauth, 86, says he will resign in favour of a younger leader - his own son, Pravind.

We asked Africans to tell us their thoughts on the inauguration of US President Trump and how his presidency might effect Africa.