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Populist politician Geert Wilders has turned his fire on Moroccans, but his campaign is faltering.

How a school science lab experiment is helping tackle the polluting smog that chokes Egypt's cities.

Mona Eltahawy was fed up of being lectured to by strangers - and so are thousands of others.

The initiatives aiming to help female flower pickers in Kenya fight sexual harassment and earn higher wages.

A mysterious case of pollution has turned Port Harcourt, known as "The Garden City", into a city covered in soot.

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

A "haunted" complex, a film named "African Storm", a tribute to a dead leader and more.

A group of local artisans is trying to preserve their island's buildings.

Salome Karwah was a Time magazine person of the year - but died after hospital neglect, her husband says.

New season of satirical programme What's Up Africa begins in Kenya, which has threatened to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Find out what's buzzing in the social media world today

Nigerian shop-owner Emmeka Uhanna tells the BBC that he is worried following recent xenophobic attacks in parts of Johannesburg.

Emergency services in hospitals are grinding to a halt as nurses join doctors in an indefinite strike.

Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses signs a two-year contract extension to commit himself to Stamford Bridge until 2021.

Ali Sonko, a dishwasher from The Gambia, is a long-time team member at Noma in Copenhagen.

Traditional music and dance combine with spectacular circus stunts as Mother Africa opens in London as part of a global tour.

Ghana install Maxwell Konadu as caretaker coach until a permanent successor to Avram Grant is appointed.

Thirty-three people face charges of failing to help tourists at the resort in Sousse, officials say.

Hundreds of Coptic Christians have fled Egypt’s northern Sinai region after a spate of so-called Islamic State attacks with seven people killed within two weeks.

How charities working in Kenya are experimenting with cash transfers instead of more traditional forms of aid.