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The 84-year-old was one of the country's most important pro-democracy advocates.

A "reckless" attempt to save cash leads to starvation and dehydration deaths, ombudsman says.

Burkina Faso's Mamadou Sore is chosen as the top mascot at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Evan Mawarire, who left the country after sparking nationwide protests, is arrested on his return.

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos says the bonus offer to his players is disrespectful ahead of their Nations Cup semi-final.

African leaders take the decision after a divisive debate at their summit, but it is non-binding.

A Nigerian woman runs up a £330,000 bill for NHS treatment after she gives birth prematurely.

The 36-year-old man is suspected of recruiting for jihadist group Islamic State.

A dead migrant boy - "Spain's Alan Kurdi" - refocuses attention on migrants' desperate plight.

In 1993, elite US forces launched a disastrous raid in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim was working with the UN in Somalia at the time.

South Africa's "pitbull" shocks many by quitting prosecutor's role to start private practice.

Action movies are big business in Uganda's film industry and these children are trained stunt actors.

Who is the mystery VIP who's been memed as Trump's African half-brother?

Could Morocco's return to the African Union lead to an end to the 16-year Western Sahara impasse?

A network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees is exposed by a BBC News investigation.

US President Trump suspends refugee admissions and temporarily bars people from seven countries.

Two Somali refugees on the verge of going to the US after spending years in Kenya react to the news that President Donald Trump has banned all Somalis from entering the US.

Will AU boss Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma take over from her ex-husband as president of South Africa?

Former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh failed to appreciate that democracy had taken root in West Africa. It left him on a hiding to nothing, writes Elizabeth Ohene.

Burkina Faso score a late brace to beat Tunisia 2-0 and reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.