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Volcanologist Dario Tedesco says that Goma is one of the most dangerous cities to live in because of natural disasters.

A year since the video of George Floyd's death surfaced, two Africans discuss what has changed.

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a volcano erupted.

As Eritrea marks 30 years of independence from Ethiopia, a former fighter reflects on what has been achieved.

Muslim volunteers in Senegal are organising dignified funerals for the unidentified dead.

Ladi Ladebo, who has died aged 78, was a passionate campaigner against looted artefacts.

The two, one of whom is trans celebrity Shakiro, were found guilty of "attempting homosexuality".

Activists fear the proposed measure means anyone who criticises the government could be taken to court.

Leicester and Nigeria's Kelechi Iheanacho says he never lost faith in his own ability and nor did compatriot and club-mate Wilfred Ndidi.

In one of Africa's largest countries, people worry more about security and other diseases than Covid-19.

A Nigerian professor thinks this scheme should be taught across Africa to help tackle unemployment.

When Zambia's founding president celebrated his 97th birthday, some people had never heard of him.

A Muslim cleric in northern Nigeria is in the eye of the storm for his part in the country's kidnap crisis.

African countries struggled to get vaccines, but now several of them have thousands of expired doses.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan ends a visit to Kenya on a high, mending relations with her words.

Julius battled through challenges having lost his eyesight via an irreversible condition called maculopathy.

Tamary Kudita was named Open Photographer of the Year at the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards.

Countries on the African continent need to consider the financial cost of upsetting a powerful ally.

Johannesburg's inner city residents have been given access to a zero waste mobile grocery store.

British troops have joined what is considered the world's most dangerous UN peacekeeping force in Mali.