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The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.

Hundreds of homes have also been burnt, forcing the president to declare a state of emergency.

Gambia denies reports that it will grant land for a Russian 'Romanov Empire' project.

The disgraced athlete, who was jailed after shooting dead his girlfriend, sustained minor injuries.

Players, team-mates and coaches praise Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on winning the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

These are the choices faced by many families living in Kenya's slums. Could technology help?

Paying for healthcare in Kenya has got easier thanks to M-Tiba, a mobile "electronic health wallet".

Marine archaeologists in Senegal are diving on the wrecks of ships used in the transatlantic slave trade.

BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017, Mohamed Salah, receives his prize from Jurgen Klopp.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017.

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.