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Former Ghana coach Fred Osam Duodu, who won the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, dies after a short illness, aged 78.

Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song is flown from Cameroon to France for further treatment after coming out of a two-day coma.

The man behind attempts to develop synthetic rhino horn has told the BBC that he hopes to have a "bio-identical" product on the market in two years.

In Madagascar corpses are exhumed by their relatives as an act of love and respect for their ancestors.

How a popular actress broke a moral taboo - and why northern Nigeria's film industry is keen to be seen to be upholding a strict ethical code.

A look at what has sparked the biggest student protests to hit South Africa since apartheid ended in 1994.

Footage shows police using stun grenades and rubber bullets at South Africa's Wits University student protest.

Young men selling curious looking fluorescent bulbs mounted on pieces of wood is a common sight in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.

Female dandy Barbara Yves shows there is no need to be a man to join the sapeur fashion movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa.

Highly-trained dogs, which abseil or parachute from helicopters, form part of the armoury for South Africa's anti-poaching forces.

Kenyan schoolgirls are building apps to end ticket queues and transform organ donation, with the help of new mentors promoting women in tech, writes Anthony Irungu.

A dam to create an energy supply from the Nile will have a big impact on tourism at one of Uganda's greatest natural resources.

Substitute Isaac Success secures a point for Watford as they twice come from behind in a Vicarage Road thriller against Bournemouth.

Journalist Didi Akinyelure looks at a fresh crop of young, enterprising men and women who have more reason than most to celebrate Nigeria's 56th year of independence.

South African tattoo artist Sibusiso Nkabinde talks about the challenges he faced setting up his studio in Soweto.

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

US hedge fund Och-Ziff agrees a $412m fine to settle charges over bribery in its dealings in Africa, in the first ruling of its kind.

Two US sisters found dead while on holiday in the Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to police on the Indian Ocean island.

More than 100 families trapped in a Benghazi neighbourhood in Libya are at risk of starving to death, Amnesty International has said.

The Confederation of African Football president will be limited to a maximum of three terms in office from next year's election in March 2017.