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Residents of the Libyan city of Sirte say they feel "abandoned" nearly two years after Islamic State fighters left.

Egypt name Mexican Javier Aguirre as their new manager after Hector Cuper left following this summer's World Cup.

Bishop Merkorios is greeted by followers 27 years after the church split amid Menguistu's overthrow.

After 11 years in exile and prison, ex-Vice-President Jean Pierre-Bemba wants to run for president.

The Dahomey mothers fought to protect their kingdom from colonisers until the late 19th Century.

Nnedi Okorafor is writing a Black Panther spin-off and having another story adapted for primetime TV.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said land expropriation without compensation was of "critical importance".

A young woman posed in a photo shoot and years later discovered she was the face of fake adverts.

Players fed up with being excluded from existing teams started their own league.

Journalist Mannir Dan Ali considers the Nigerian president's chances of re-election after the loss of key allies.

As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited?

New excavations are uncovering the bones of some men killed in the ethnic massacres perpetrated by the Fifth Brigade.

Grace is one of the few remaining loom weavers in Kenya.

Simegnew Bekele came to represent the patriotic hopes for the entire nation with his project to dam the Nile.

As Zimbabwe prepares for its first election since Robert Mugabe left power, what are the priorities for young voters?

Midwife Alice delivered her first baby at gunpoint during Liberia's first civil war.

Zimbabwean comics test the limits as they wait to see if historic elections bring new freedoms.

Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Queens retain the regional Cecafa Women's Challenge Cup, finishing ahead of Uganda on goal difference.

Areas named after genitals leave Ghana's parliament in fits of laughter.

Africa's representatives at the Under-20 Women's World Cup finals, Nigeria and Ghana, have named their squads for next month's finals.