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Suzanne Vanhooymissen has been to Ghana - to see if doctors could help couples to conceive - using a low-cost IVF treatment.

Djibouti's bid for modernisation may threaten rich cultural mix

The International Criminal Court transfers two former Congolese militia leaders to a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Three people have been killed and many others injured by a car bomb in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Nigeria's military announces that death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for munity have been commuted to 10-year prison terms.

Rwandans vote overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, according to initial referendum results.

Rwandans have voted to change the country's constitution, allowing President Paul Kagame to run for a third term.

The African Union announces a plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi, even without the government's consent.

Funerals have been taking place across Ethiopia's Oromia region after weeks of clashes between security forces and protesters.

US forces flown to Libya to support government troops had to leave after landing because of demands from a local militia group, US officials say.

While repairing bicycles in Tanzania, Bernard Kiwia discovered his passion for new inventions.

How South Africa got three finance ministers in just one week.

Robo-cops on parade, funny funerals and breaking stones

Will UN deal end years of chaos and conflict?

A band made up of inmates from one of Malawi's most congested prisons has secured the country's first Grammy nomination.

An Ivory Coast man explains why he set up a centre to help rehabilitate children who have been trafficked.

and other inventions coming out of Uganda's tech hub

Alastair Leithead gives his account of what has happened in South Sudan and where it’s heading.

To lose one finance minister may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness, do why did President Jacob Zuma's drop two finance ministers in less than a week, asks the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

Successes and failures of the Arusha tribunal