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Why Kenyans are tweeting the US attorney general

The trial of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo for crimes against humanity has begun begin at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Boko Haram-grade poison for the newest terrorists in town

In the Libyan port of Benghazi, a coalition led by the Libyan army is fighting on two fronts against the forces of so-called Islamic State and Islamist militias.

Security issues in Kenya and the region have had a serious impact on the country's tourism, BBC News looks at attempts to revive the industry.

The vicious world of Nigeria's sex-trafficking 'Air Lords'

Work of a Nigerian female chief on display

Grim question after Islamist attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali

An Amnesty report into child labour in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises questions for electronic firms.

Morocco says it has arrested a Belgian national linked to the men who carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died.

Watford sign forward Nordin Amrabat, capped 23 times by Morocco, from Spanish side Malaga.

Tanzanian police arrest more than 80 severely dehydrated Ethiopian migrants in the back of a lorry believed to be heading to South Africa.

Nigeria beat Niger 4-1 as Guinea equalise late to draw 2-2 with Tunisia in Group C at the 2016 African Nations Championship.

Attacks by the Islamic State group lead to a dramatic fall in tourism in parts of North Africa, where millions rely on the trade, new figures show.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) names three militants who it says carried out last week's hotel attack in Burkina Faso, killing 29 people.

Senegalese President Macky Sall suggests his term in office should be reduced by two years - bucking the trend for African leaders to hold on to power.

Germany says North African countries cannot expect development aid if they refuse to take back failed asylum seekers.

A survivor of the terror attack in Burkina Faso which saw at least 29 people from 9 different countries die has spoken about the moment he was shot.

C onservationists have brought a new perspective to their work, by showing the release of sea turtles, from the point of view of the turtle.

Should a controversial statue come down?