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One woman remembers how a late-night visit from the Nigerian army tore her family apart.

Ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai were scheduled for a 7 November run-off.

Reports of gunfire were received from several parts of the capital, the US embassy in Eritrea says.

2016 winner Riyad Mahrez is a notable absentee as Caf reveals its 30-man shortlists for the African Player and Africa-Based Player of the Year awards.

South Africa's Danny Jordaan says allegation must be "ventilated in a court of law".

Mr Hichilema says he was left for eight days in a room without electricity, water or a toilet.

Former Ghana, Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Yakubu Abubakar dies at the age of 36.

Ijeoma Ndukwe asks if Nigerians will ever consider their own dishes worth paying a lot of money for.

Locals joke that if you marry a "chukudu" driver, then you'll never go hungry.

The Kenyan opposition leader though made no mention a legal challenge to the outcome.

A Kisumu teenager died after police clashed with protesters boycotting Kenya's election re-run.

Interim coach Moses Basena and Africa veteran Claude LeRoy are among more than 200 coaches who have applied for the vacant Uganda coaching job.

Former Miss Liberia and now entrepreneur, Patrice Juah gives us her tips for success.

As Africa gets more connected, so online services increase but they cannot just be a carbon copy of Western tech.

How a Welsh seaside town hosted an institute for African students, including Nelson Mandela's mentor.

As Uhuru Kenyatta wins a second term in office, what did we learn about the Kenyan leader from his first?

A recent court ruling has got South Africans of all ages discussing the merits, and otherwise, of smacking children, as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports.

The lifting of US sanctions after two decades brings hope to cancer patients and crippled businesses.

Meet the knitting group helping Kenyan women with breast cancer.

The 2CV is a vintage French car. But it is the car of choice for taxi drivers in the African island of Madagascar.