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The country will vote for its next president amid a civil conflict in its English-speaking regions.

Ibrahim Sherifo has not seen or heard from his parents since he was 13 years old when they were "disappeared" in Eritrea.

Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on the kind of welcome given to the US first lady.

How one paraplegic woman has helped thousands of other disabled people in Morocco and across Africa.

Ubah Mohamed used aliases to get work before breaking into Hollywood.

Natasha Museveni's film charts her father's journey from rebel leader to Ugandan president.

A new study suggests mothers in Kenya face widespread pressure to kill their disabled children.

An estimated 100 people have died in floods. Why does it keep happening?

Despite a ban, skin-lightening creams made from dangerous chemicals are commonly trafficked into Uganda.

Rodney D Sieh, editor of Liberia's FrontPageAfrica, reflects on what his career says about journalism in West Africa.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar tells the BBC about his war experiences, the horrors of the Heysel disaster and his match-fixing ordeal.

With the ferry carrying hundreds of people on board, it is feared the death toll will rise.

Bobi Wine is back in Uganda after medical treatment in the US following his alleged assault by soldiers.

Bobi Wine says he will keep fighting for freedom after returning to Uganda.

Being pregnant at 13 is common in the floating slums of Makoko but John Mary has always been determined not to follow that route.

A South African man is charged after his racist tirade against President Ramaphosa caused outrage.

The nine-year-old Somali girl died after soldiers fired shots to clear a traffic jam in Mogadishu.

The Spanish foreign minister says he disagreed with the idea, put to him during a visit to the US.

Fifa warns Sierra Leone it risks an international ban following the Anti-Corruption Commission's decision to overturn the leadership of the football association.

Amaju Pinnick becomes the first man to win a second straight term as president of the Nigeria Football Federation beating three other candidates.