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As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.

Biniam Girmay's former coach says the Eritrean can be the first black African to win a stage at the Tour de France and help grow cycling on the continent.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.

Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid rate and is transforming many aspects of life in Africa.

What does the Russian mercenary group's failed mutiny mean for its fighters in African countries?

A former logger is leading her community to help regrow Madagascar’s rainforest by swapping tree seeds for healthcare.

The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK.

Hundreds of Sudanese are stuck at the border with Egypt, after the country reversed an exemption allowing women, children and elderly men to cross freely without a visa.

George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language.

Rival forces have a stronger presence in the capital, despite the fact that the army is much bigger.

Much of the money was owed to China, which had been accused of holding up a deal.

Kenya felt it was best to sign a bilateral trade deal, despite claims that it undermined regional unity.

On Saturday, voters in Sierra Leone will head to the polls to elect their next president.

The head of the USAID, Samantha Power has told the BBC they are working with local resistance committees in Sudan to get assistance to people in need.

A South African woman tells a Lords committee about "shocking" working conditions on English farms.

The Western Africa-Atlantic migration route is considered one of the world's deadliest.

Amadou Bamba one of five coaches and officials sanctioned after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse.

A 100-year-old football club in Tunisia has folded after migration to Europe cost AS Ghardimaou more than 30 of its best players.

South Africa's leader hails last week's trip as "historic" but what difference did it really make?