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The French captain of a hijacked plane at the centre of a famed 1976 Israeli rescue operation says he saw a passenger killed by a hostage-taker.

The first rescued Chibok girl, who went on to meet Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, has not been seen by her relatives since telling of her ordeal at the hands of Boko Haram.

This lion's role on a farm in northern Russia will surprise you.

Watford captain Troy Deeney agrees a new five-year contract on the day the club sign forward Isaac Success from Granada for a record fee.

Professional South African footballer Sonwabise Dick tells the BBC how the sport can help girls growing up in poor townships.

Sierra Leone's former army chief, Major-General Nelson Williams, is kidnapped in Nigeria, reportedly while on his way to an event in Kaduna state.

The body of a Kenyan lawyer who was representing a client making a complaint against the police is found a week after he went missing.

Seven men are sentenced to 10 years for raping a schoolgirl in Chad, in a case with political overtones which sparked a wave of protests.

A number of start-ups in Kenya are relying solely on social media to get their businesses up and running.

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

A Tunisian military doctor was killed in the Istanbul airport attacks, after travelling to Turkey to bring back his son who had joined the so-called Islamic State.

School arson attacks carried out by students appear to have become a trend in Kenya, which has left people speculating about the causes, but no-one seems to agree.

A doctor is charged with manslaughter for not attempting to resuscitate former Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng.

Congolese miners tell the BBC they are being harassed by members of the presidential guard.

Nigerian writer Elechi Amadi, who is famous for the novel The Concubine, dies of an undisclosed illness at the age of 82.

Some 70 churches, 20 mosques and 10 hotels and pubs are ordered to close in Nigeria's Lagos state in an attempt to reduce high noise levels.

The huge rough diamond that went on sale on Wednesday was one of three big diamonds found recently after a break of more than a century. The BBC's Clare Spencer asks why.

The Khoisan are South Africa's oldest inhabitants. The BBC spent the day with one of the group to learn more about their way of life.

Eritrea has endured a turbulent 25-year history since independence, but there may be hope for the future, says Mary Harper.

Nigeria's government is determined to sort out the environmental damage caused by the oil industry, but will a new multi-million dollar clean-up plan work?