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Fifteen-year-old skateboarder Boipelo Awuah is the youngest African at Tokyo 2020. She explains how she got into the sport and why it feels so good to be at the Olympics.

Several museums in Europe have talked of returning the looted artefacts - but where will they be housed in Nigeria?

The world’s first hijab-wearing supermodel talks to fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger about why she quit the industry.

Freed Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera says the country needs to tackle injustices which took place during John Magufuli's presidency.

"I have cried so much, my eyes can barely see," one mother tells the BBC after seeing her brother die.

Almost every part of Nigeria is facing a security crisis - from kidnapping to extremist insurgencies.

After a lifetime in captivity, Joshi is going to live in the jungle in Congo-Brazzaville.

Kenya's Taekwondo star Faith Ogallo hopes to win a medal in Tokyo - to raise environmental awareness.

The government has said it will deploy 25,000 troops, but some residents are already taking action.

The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has become a source of tension in the region.

President Samia Suluhu has adopted a different approach from her Covid-sceptic predecessor, John Magufuli.

The children were seized by a group of armed men from a school in the north-west of the country.

Egypt agrees a compensation deal with the impounded Ever Given's owners and insurers.

South Africa's ex-president challenges his conviction for failing to appear at a corruption probe.

Zambian striker Patson Daka's move to Leicester City is a major step for southern African football, says veteran Chipolopolo star Jacob Mulenga.

Igbo separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was largely ignored until his movement became an armed struggle.

The capture of the Tigrayan capital Mekelle puts huge pressure on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

How reviving traditional farming techniques could be helping in the battle against climate change in Uganda.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Some of those caught up in the attack on the northern city of Palma by Islamist militants share their stories.