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As Kenyans take to social media to lament rising costs, we look at what is behind the rising cost of living.

Dozens more are injured in Burkina Faso after sticks of dynamite in a market blew up, officials say.

President Buhari says the success of local rice production means prices will drop - but they haven't.

Why suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has fallen out of favour in Nigeria.

The ex-footballer was shot dead in his taxi - a job that highlighted post-retirement challenges.

What it is like trying to do a job in a culture where women traditionally take second place to men.

Motorcyclist Fehintoluwa Okegbenie jumped on her beloved motorcycle and rode through 22 states in Nigeria in just seven days.

St Paul's Cathedral invites artist Victor Ehikhamenor to respond to the looting of the Benin Bronzes.

How bags of rice will be used by grovelling Nigerian candidates to curry favour.

Situ el-Nufur, who was killed during anti-military demonstrations, has become an icon for protesters.

Will France's decision to remove 5,000 personnel weaken the fight against Islamists in Africa's Sahel?

With 200 million speakers there is a renewed push to make Swahili a common language for Africa.

Nigeria's largest city is notorious for its traffic, which is having an impact on children's education.

Joy’s husband died in custody after three years in prison. He was one of thousands of Nigerian inmates detained without trial.

The Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, is controlled by Britain, but claimed by Mauritius.

Some are questioning whether Guinea-Bissau's president was really the target of a coup attempt.

Andrew Harding boards a boat of Chagossians returning to the island the UK refuses to return to Mauritius.

The BBC gains rare access to the country, hearing from civilians caught in the crossfire.

Samuel Sorie Sesay, who died last month in Sierra Leone, fought for the British army in World War Two.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang misses Gabon's Africa Cup of Nations draw with Ghana after scans reveal 'heart lesions' following a bout of Covid.