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Jose Eduardo dos Santos is stepping down after 38 years as president of Angola but is he really giving up power?

How a moment of pure chance turned a bread-seller into a national celebrity and model in Nigeria.

Thirty years from now the population of Nigeria will have doubled. How can Lagos - Africa's largest city - cope with its spiralling numbers?

Reporter Umaru Fofana reflects on a week that saw horrific mudslide and flooding in the capital, Freetown.

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

More migrants now head for Spain from the "Tangier Triangle" in Morocco, as Gavin Lee reports.

Volunteers are working to prevent rotting human remains causing a health emergency.

Italian prosecutors are investigating him and others for aiding and abetting illegal immigration.

In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on her lack of passion for dogs.

It comes after presidential candidate Raila Odinga rejected provisional results favouring the incumbent.

The UN says the group were forced off a boat into the sea by a smuggler who feared being arrested.

Botswana's Isaac Makwala joins South African favourite Wayde van Niekerk in qualifying for the World Championships 200m final.

Kenya is in a dangerous limbo as it awaits official results of its presidential election, the BBC's Alastair Leithead says.

The university will be dedicated to Robert Mugabe, the man accused of leading Zimbabwe to ruin.

Spanish side Real Betis sign Algeria midfielder Ryad Boudebouz from Ligue 1 club Montpellier on a four year deal.

Protests erupted in Kisumu, western Kenya, after opposition candidate Raila Odinga alleged that the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate results.

Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare returns to full training 11 months after he was seriously injured in a car crash.

Nigeria international midfielder Mikel Agu joins Turkish Super Lig club Bursaspor on a season-long loan from Portuguese giants FC Porto.

President Zuma is relishing winning his eighth no-confidence vote. But the celebrations could be short-lived, says the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

The university in north-eastern Nigeria has had to take drastic measures after a spate of attacks.