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Life as an MP in Ghana is a tough and short-lived stint, but the privilege of being called "Honourable" is worth the trouble, writes Elizabeth Ohene.

A political crisis is growing in The Gambia, with President Jammeh refusing to step down as Senagalese troops mass on the border.

Yahya Jammeh refuses to step aside for Adama Barrow as regional troops remain poised at the border.

A growing number of snake farms are being set up in Kenya to attract paying visitors and breed snakes for export to Europe and North America.

A new crop of Nigerian developers is drawing on the depth of culture across the continent to make distinctly African games.

The suicide attack on a military base in northern Mali killed at least 50 people, officials say.

Cameroon fight back to earn their first Afcon victory since 2010, denying debutants Guinea-Bissau a historic first win.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his second goal of the Nations Cup to earn hosts Gabon a 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso.

The victims of Tuesday's accidental bombing should be compensated, Human Rights Watch says.

BBC Africa takes a look at five players to watch out for at this year's Cup of Nations.

Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic says a "hard to explain" moment handed Ghana a 1-0 win in their Nations Cup opener.

Thousands of UK tourists are leaving The Gambia after a state of emergency was declared.

Tourists were told to leave The Gambia following President Yahya Jammeh's refusal to hand power to the president-elect.

The oldest ever Nations Cup player Essam El Hadary is Egypt's only fit goalkeeper in Gabon after injuries to Ahmed El Shenawy and Sherif Ekramy.

As Barack Obama steps down as US president, the BBC's Nancy Kacungira looks back at his legacy in Africa.

Former national football star Mohamed Aboutrika is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

In 1991, the world's largest refugee camp opened in Kenya to shelter Somalis fleeing war.

As President Obama's presidency comes to an end, BBC Africa looks back at his most significant visits to the continent.

Paramilitary forces open fire in several cities after mutinous soldiers are paid the money they had sought.

Owning a car for many Ethiopians - even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world's fastest-growing economies - remains a pipe dream, writes Emmanuel Igunza.