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An 11-year-old Nigerian boy, whose ballet dancing in the rain went viral, is offered a scholarship in the US.

A small-scale Tanzanian mining company finds three of the rare gemstones in as many months.

An ex-BBC reporter recounts his experience of Sunday's deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, and his friend's death.

Enoch Adeboye riles social media critics with his views on women, but this has not dented his standing.

A ban on drinking highlights a legacy of the country's racist past but threatens its economic future.

The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.

The legacies of colonial slave-traders are being reassessed, but what about the Africans who profited?

Zamfara state's governor uses an original ploy to deal with a recent wave of bandit attacks.

South Africa cricket's first black African player Makhaya Ntini on feeling lonely during his career and ex-captain Faf du Plessis admits past mistakes on racism.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says revealing Zindzi Mandela had the virus would encourage acceptance.

A look behind the fraught stand-off over a controversial new dam on the Blue Nile.

It is not like a bath with a tap that can be turned on and off at will.

The pandemic has impacted many businesses, but some entrepreneurs have thrived by adapting quickly.

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods.

A BBC investigation exposes chronic failures in the health system in one of the poorest areas.

Zumba dance classes are helping keep Kenyan health workers motivated during the coronavirus pandemic.

Countries have taken different routes in lifting restrictions - and some are reinstating them.

There are fewer than 500 hirola living in the wild, down from thousands just 40 years ago.

A Zimbabwean woman is campaigning to get the machine fixed to avoid a mastectomy.

11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu is challenging ballet stereotypes.