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Journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes about the naming, shaming and parading of police suspects in Nigeria.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy has made 2018 a year to remember, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene.

Zimbabweans have had to scale back their seasonal celebrations as the economic crisis worsens.

Mamadou Gassama saved a boy dangling from a Paris balcony. But what happened when the media moved on?

Zura Karuhimbi had only her wits to protect the people she hid during the Rwandan genocide.

Amid the big games over the festive period, some football stars may well be worried about crucial polls back home in DR Congo.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Racism remains deeply embedded in South Africa nearly 25 years after minority rule ended, writes Fergal Keane.

Journalist Sola Odunfa reflects on a controversial proposal to ban young Nigerians from completing their education abroad.

Dumangwe Thyobeka made a huge fossil find as he was tending to his family cemetery in rural South Africa.

South Africa submit a bid to be replacement hosts for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but seek clarity on the price tag of the tournament.

Seun Kuti says if he won a Grammy it would be an excuse to party.

DR Congo is using e-voting for the first time, but is it a secure system?

The army earlier accused the UN children's agency of spying for Islamists in north-eastern Nigeria.

Opal Tometi, who co-founded the movement, says visiting Nigeria as a child changed her life.

The girls, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were sexually assaulted at gunpoint.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah wins the 2018 BBC Africa Footballer of the Year award.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018.

It took five weeks of round-the-clock treatment to keep Benedicte alive after her mother died.

At least 11 people are reported killed in Baidoa following the arrest of a former al-Shabab chief.