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The 50 return home a month after a woman working as a maid in Beirut was found for sale on Facebook.

Cyril Ramaphosa nevertheless announces an easing of the lockdown, and that alcohol sales can resume.

South Africa's Mponeng gold mine only resumed operations in April following a national lockdown.

Life for children whose parents work on the frontline against Covid-19 has changed.

Félicien Kabuga outwitted Rwandan genocide prosecutors by using 28 aliases and powerful connections.

The BBC's Mercy Juma had to watch her cousin's burial online - until her internet connection failed.

A Dubai-based couple are still stuck at a deserted resort, more than two months after their wedding.

African firms tell the BBC how they are solving problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?

Private Joseph Hammond is fundraising for frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa.

How the continent's sense of vulnerability may help it adapt to yet another deadly disease.

A group of South African actors in lockdown are making a hit online soap opera from their homes.

Ugandan and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango is still working hard to keep fit, despite the uncertainty surrounding the return of football in South Africa.

Opposition activists, including an MP, say they were beaten and forced to drink urine by state agents.

Teranga provides a safe space for migrants to dance and overcome their journey to Europe.

Aerial footage shows thousands of people in snaking lines hoping to get supplies.

Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus.

In South Africa, illegal sellers are defying the prohibition on buying alcohol and cigarettes.

With only two northern white rhinos left in the world - both female - extinction seems a certainty.

Nigerian Victor Olaiya, who died last month, was a musical pioneer and mentor to the Afrobeat legend.