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A Nollywood actress has won gold a gold medal and four other Paralympic nuggets about the Nigerian team in Rio.

In our series of letters from African journalists, social commentator Joseph Warungu asks why the governing coalition has launched a new political party.

Study in Botswana seems to show lions are put off killing livestock by simple ruse of placing false eyes around an animal's tail.

South Africa's tourism industry is using technology to expand the sector beyond traditional areas and appeal to modern independent travellers.

Zimbabwe is being hit by a tidal wave of debt - defaulters are on the rise as the ailing economy continues to hit ordinary citizens hard, writes journalist Boldwill Hungwe.

Burundi and Kenya kick off the inaugural 2016 Cecafa Women's Championship in Uganda with wins in the industrial town of Jinja.

Forces loyal to a Libyan general attack key oil ports held by allies of the UN-backed government with conflicting reports over who now controls them.

Three women have been killed after trying to stage an attack at the main police station in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, officials say.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake kills at least 13 people and injures more than 200 in northern Tanzania.

The opposition LDS in the Seychelles wins parliamentary elections for the first time since the start of multi-party politics in the country.

The International Paralympic Committee investigates why Algeria's women's goalball team failed to arrive in Rio for its match against Israel.

Pep Guardiola is victorious in his first Premier League battle with Jose Mourinho as Manchester City win a frantic derby at Old Trafford.

Egyptian police investigated Italian student Giulio Regeni shortly before his abduction, torture and murder, Egyptian prosecutors say.

As the mobile revolution continues to drive change across Africa, governments are trying to curb cyber crime - but is this an excuse to crack down on social media?

It is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a mega-city like Lagos but sitting on the Atlantic Ocean means Nigeria's biggest city is a prime spot for surfers.

A court in Kenya rules that Christian schools may not ban Muslim girls from wearing headscarves as part of their uniforms.

Zimbabwe's government is axing 25,000 civil service jobs in an effort to rein in government spending amid an economic collapse.

Dr Sarah Giles works with Medecins Sans Frontieres and Tony Laurent is one of the rescue staff with SOS Mediterranee.

A satirical take on the African news this week.

The man trying to persuade Senegal to give up its addiction to plastic bags.