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Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining operations.

The economy is struggling and there's a tense political atmosphere ahead of Thursday's elections.

Tanzania's president says there were people who doubted she was qualified.

When Samia Suluhu Hassan first became Tanzania's president some doubted her, she tells the BBC.

BBC Sport Africa's Celestine Karoney digs out Africa's golden moments from Tokyo 2020.

How three teenagers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea ended up in Malta accused of terrorism.

DJs have found themselves in the unusual position of playing music in virtually empty Olympic stadiums.

American-Liberian designer Telfar Clemens created Liberian team's outfits at the Tokyo Olympics.

A 1,000-strong force has made major gains against the insurgents since its deployment last month.

Kenyan manga artist Shin explains his passion for Japanese comics and what it takes to make a great one.

The president says he is taking over, after a virus surge reignites economic and political unrest.

Ivory Coast's Ruth Gbagbi as well as Egyptian duo Hedaya Wahba and Seif Eissa win bronze in taekwondo on day three at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sunday Igboho is accused of stoking ethnic tensions in Nigeria after targeting Fulani herders.

Africa Eye investigates the cycle of death, violence and corruption in Mali's military.

The shooting down of a military jet shows how organised crime is becoming more daring by the day.

Yinka Oshiletu, a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer is bringing Afrobeats sounds to Japan's young dancers.

Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style.

A renewed surge in fighting has made it ever more difficult for aid to reach areas in desperate need.

Children are still separated from parents, two months after a volcano erupted near Goma in DR Congo.

A bloody eight-month battle for control of the Tigray region spills over into neighbouring Afar.