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Uganda, the only African nation to have ever competed at the Lacrosse World Championships, are hoping to help grow the sport across the continent.

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

The genetically modified insects are part of a project which aims to tackle malaria in Africa.

Emmanuel Ibeawuchi is captain of Nigeria's amputee national team, hoping to compete at the World Cup.

A deadly attack at a gig last year has only made this band from the Central African Republic more determined.

They're history's most prolific serial killers and there's tens of millions of them out there. So why are land mines still around?

Angel Wanjiru has overcome bullies and health problems to pursue her dream of a career in music.

The execution-style killings of two aid workers raised fears that the Islamist insurgency is far from over.

British-Nigerian Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael explains the inspiration behind his short film, Entitled.

The body in charge of leading the fight against corruption will use the Bible to teach ethics.

Successful, educated and attractive - Arlène Agneroh's friends said the only thing she was missing was a husband.

Ramla Ali is an English and British boxing champion with Olympic ambitions despite having had to hide her passion from her strict Muslim family.

The dream of visa-free travel for Africans on the continent is still a long way off.

Heavy security and threats of a boycott, as a tense nation votes.

In-form Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso escapes unhurt following a car accident in Spain on Sunday morning.

Dijon's Mehdi Abeid is determined to work his way back into the Algeria squad after being overlooked for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The US First Lady undertakes her first major foreign trip alone to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.

Why women in Ethiopia's Oromia region hold a special ceremony for a mother, five days after she gives birth.

Agnes Mutemi says her mentally ill daughter, Nambia, is now making progress in a school which specialises in caring for children with disabilities.

Dozens of people suffer second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.