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South African anti-apartheid activist calls on President Zuma to resign following scandal over improper spending at his private home.

After South Africa's highest court ruled that President Jacob Zuma breached the constitution over the upgrade to his home in Nkandla, the BBC's Milton Nkosi looks at five possible scenarios for what happens next.

Might she come from Africa?

The Pentagon says a drone strike has targeted a vehicle carrying three al-Shabab militants in Somalia, including a key figure, Hassan Ali Dhoore.

The UN Security Council backs a resolution that lays the groundwork for a UN police force to be deployed in turmoil-stricken Burundi.

Why Nigerians melt their jewellery in Dubai

A Zimbabwe deadline for all firms to transfer most of their shares to black Zimbabweans has passed, but it is not clear how many have complied.

The European Union imposes sanctions on three prominent Libyan politicians opposed to the installation of a UN-backed government.

A woman in Liberia has died of Ebola, months after the epidemic was declared over in the country, health officials say.

How one entrepreneurial artist is creating jobs in Madagascar.

The BBC's Tamasin Ford reports from the town of Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast.

Legislation requires all companies in Zimbabwe to be controlled by no less than 51% of indigenous people.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is "shocked to the core" by new claims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), the organisation says.

A Muslim teacher in Kenya who protected Christians on a bus after it was attacked by Islamist militants is posthumously honoured for his bravery.

Nigerian town left divided after Boko Haram ousted

Rangers have killed a lion on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after it strayed out of the nearby national park.

How vulnerable are Africa's airports to terror attacks?

Photos explore the aesthetics of albinism

Outcry as medics shun dead woman and her unborn twins

Why South African students are angry