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Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi is charged with hiring foreign mercenaries, as political tension rises in the country.

Tough new anti-smoking laws come into effect in Uganda, banning smoking in or near public places and outlawing e-cigarettes and flavoured tobacco.

Who is Amina, the Chibok girl rescued from Boko Haram?

Are we letting corrupt politicians off too lightly?

Al Merreikh official Hatim Mohamed Ahmed is being investigated by Caf for appearing to hit referee Eric Otogo-Castane.

Chairman Mehmet Dalman says the Cardiff City would consider selling Gabonese striker Bruno Manga if the right offer came in.

The EU's new Sentinel-2a satellite builds a cloud-free view of Africa as it moves towards full capacity mapping.

Somaliland thrives as an 'independent' state

'Push' factor drives migrants to Europe

A brawl breaks out in South Africa's parliament as MPs from the opposition EFF party are expelled for trying to stop President Jacob Zuma from speaking.

A Manchester United fan from Sierra Leone whose dream trip to Old Trafford was ruined by Sunday's dummy bomb drama will attend the FA Cup final thanks to a campaign by supporters.

A dinghy carrying 112 migrants en route to Europe has been intercepted off Libya's coast.

Not just Mandela - other ways the CIA has meddled in Africa

Thomas Naadi meets a Syrian family who migrated to Ghana in 2011 after a trafficker they paid to take them to Europe disappeared with their money.

Face to face with a man who would have sacrificed me

A new report says Nelson Mandela's arrest in 1962 came as a result of a tip-off from an agent of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

One of the best countries in the world to seek help

How Rwanda is becoming a magnet for high-tech investment.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu considers what the collapse of a building in Nairobi reveals about Kenyan society.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, considers the hard task of rebuilding lives now that the worst of the Boko Haram insurgency seems to be over.