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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.

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.