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Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle for the Kenyan an presidency.

Blankets from Lesotho are at the centre of controversy in the fashion world, as BBC Africa's Mayeni Jones reports.

Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks.

Chad helps fight Boko Haram militants, while Sudan is on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Mohamed lost count of how many people he had killed when a commander's wife persuaded him to escape.

Violent clashes between government and rebel forces has led to huge civilian displacement.

Angola has publicly funded healthcare with state-of-the-art clinics. So why are some hospitals running out of drugs? The BBC's Mayeni Jones investigates.

Meeting the Kenyans affected by the illness.

Helping communities feed themselves during political and environmental instability.

One month ago, a mudslide devastated parts of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on how London has changed and how it compares to Accra.

They "saved" Nigeria from the brink of an Ebola epidemic in 2014, so why are these doctors still waiting to be paid?

Egungun - the festival where "spirits" come to life. Photographs by Charlie Northcott & Joshua Akinyemi.

Huddersfield Town sign Nurnberg forward Abdelhamid Sabiri for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the world's second-longest serving president, is stepping down.

Egypt's foreign ministry says the move - not yet announced by Washington - reflects "poor judgement".

Former England youth international Ola Aina is named in Nigeria's squad for September's back-to-back 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.

Rhino breeder John Hume says open trade is the only way to raise funds for the species and stop poaching.

Alastair Leithead assesses the consequences for a country where women have an average 7.6 children each.

Women in Niger have an average of more than seven children each - the highest birth rate in the world.