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Ethiopia says 23 prisoners have died after a fire at a prison where prominent anti-government protesters are reportedly being held.

Mauritania coach Corentin Martins does not know if he will stay on despite leading the team to their best qualifying performance.

A surge in illegal hunting is threatening the eastern gorilla, the world's largest primate, says an international conservation group.

A web series where justice is determined by the audience and delivered by a vigilante group has become a huge hit in Kenya.

Uganda qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1978 after beating Comoros on Sunday.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the decision by judges to allow anti-government protests to go ahead showed a reckless disregard for peace.

The Premier League has released the official 25-player squads for the 2016/17 season. The BBC's Stanley Kwenda looks at seven things about the African players in the Premier League.

Rescued African migrants express relief at having escaped daily brutality in Libya.

Ivory Coast will defend their title at next year's Africa Cup of Nations after qualifying with a draw against Sierra Leone.

In Kenya the cost of borrowing has come down because the government has passed a law limiting how much banks can charge customers for loans.

There have been protests about the economy in Zimbabwe and hair in South Africa but we start this week’s satirical report with an investigation into a sex talk-show in Kenya.

Five Botswanans tell the BBC's Lerato Mbele about their working lives in Gaborone.

Senegal forward Sadio Mane says he understands the fans' recent disappointment but believes the national team can win the Africa Cup of Nations.

A Kenyan MP is pushing the country's parliament to pass a law to recognise a third-gender to end discrimination of some 100 citizens who identify as intersex.

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

The majority of people in Africa don't have a bank account or access to formal financial services, but mobile and web tech is stepping in to fill the gap.

Elizabeth Blunt, who witnessed her first African election in Nigeria in 1979, looks at how to spot the tell-tale signs of possible rigging.

Zimbabwe's rap queen tells Newsbeat how she's using hip-hop to help other women in her country.

A look at Kenya's fast-growing crocodile farm industry, which is enjoying a big rise in demand for the animal's meat, led by China.

The first-ever aerial survey of Africa’s savannah elephants has shown a dramatic reduction in their numbers.