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Deputy President William Ruto is portraying himself as the champion of the poor ahead of elections.

It is believed to be the first time this behaviour of giant tortoises has been documented.

South Africa's wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane is aiming for a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Long-suffering politicians hope to copy Hakainde Hichilema, who was elected at his sixth time attempt.

Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.

Barakat, or blessing, is the first film in Afrikaaps - a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in Cape Town.

All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.

Despite a huge military budget, oil-rich Algeria is ill-equipped to tackle annual fires.

President Buhari's son marries the daughter of a religious leader in one of Nigeria's events of the year.

Islamist groups appear emboldened by the fall of Afghanistan, sparking concern in African countries.

For decades, Africa has imported 99% of its vaccines. So how could it jumpstart local vaccine manufacturing?

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

The information minister says Nigeria is winning the war against insecurity and is negotiating with Twitter over the ban.

Roemello Shembe, 21, is building a business in one of Johannesburg’s most challenging townships.

When Djamel Ben Ismail went to fight forest fires in Algeria, his life was cut short by a raging mob.

The BBC is told they were forced to fight for Tigray's rebels, but were words put into their mouths?

A South African barista was offered a dream opportunity in Oman but unknowingly signed away his freedoms.

Holders Algeria face former winners Ivory Coast in group stage of next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after Tuesday's draw

Two-thousand Afghans will be taken in following a request from the US, the refugee minister says.

Legislation branded the "anti-miniskirt" law is annulled by Uganda's Constitutional Court.