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President Macron has angered Algerians by asking their government to allow the return of anti-independence fighters.

Rights group condemns John Magufuli for pardoning musicians who raped 10 primary schoolgirls.

Mabel and Steven are now safely back in Nigeria after falling in love in a Libyan detention centre.

Teachers have quietly disappeared amid the fighting in CAR so parents step in to learn to lead classes.

Nacalas International Airport in Mozambique operates at only 4% of its capacity.

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

The UK singer appeared in a short film for Comic Relief which has come under fire - but why?

One year on from a military campaign that successfully expelled so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Libyan stronghold of Sirte, residents complain of the scale of destruction that remains there.

Nigeria has unveiled a major railway expansion project to ease congestion on roads. Ijeoma Ndukwe reports from Lagos.

Street sellers are a divisive presence in Barcelona. Now they're trying to change their image.

An intact mummy, excavated a century ago, is the first to be scanned by an advanced X-ray system.

Instead of shouting to be heard, Nigerian soldiers are being told to learn more languages.

Proceeds from the sale will fund projects in Sierra Leone, whose government rejected an earlier bid of $7.8m.

But the directive covering Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen still faces legal challenges.

Money earmarked for schools and hospitals was used for commemorative T-shirts, a report says.

Nigeria's police orders a re-organisation of the anti-robbery unit after a social media campaign.

Senegal's sports minister Matar Ba says the Teranga Lions are aiming to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia next year.

Coaching staff from Morocco and Iran say their opening game at the World Cup in Russia will be like a 'final' for both nations.

"It's our biggest hope," Nigeria says of the humble crop as the country struggles to curb its economic dependency on oil.

The family of Ahmed Shafiq had voiced fears he was kidnapped after returning to Cairo.