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The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.

The new South African president rejigs his cabinet and reappoints Nhlanhla Nene to finance minister.

How did suspected Boko Haram militants manage to kidnap more than 100 girls from a school in Nigeria?

Reigning African women champions Nigeria withdraw from a 12-nation tournament which kicks off in Turkey this week, citing visa issues.

Stoke City's Senegalese midfielder Papa Alioune Ndiaye says it is vital his fellow international team-mates stay injury-free ahead of the World Cup in Russia.

South Sudan's petroleum minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth says the country is now 80 per cent peaceful.

A midnight taxi; an emergency flight home; a new life in New York. An ex-Muslim tells his story.

When Ronald Dlamini went blind it ended his sporting career, but now he's training other blind people to protect themselves.

Aynalem and Genet married each other during one of the bloodiest times in the country's history.

A record number of Africans competed this year - but most of them live in the US and Europe.

A new dam on the river Nile could trigger the world's first war about water, writes Alastair Leithead.

Deaf twin models Hermon and Heroda are trying to break barriers for people with disabilities in the fashion world.

A Senegalese website lets customers buy condoms anonymously and delivers them in under an hour.

Wildlife officials in Kenya are relocating the beasts to get them away from a farming region.

Rare chimps, leopards and pangolins have been caught on camera in the forests of Nigeria's largest national park.

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

Robert Mugabe is one of many leaders who find themselves out of favour once they lose power.

The legacy of the virus which spread through three West African countries.

The legacy of the virus which spread through three West African countries.

In the remote mountains of northern Ethiopia, a lone priest scales a 250m cliff each day to reach his church.