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Most Nigerians are not fleeing conflict but are economic migrants in search of jobs and opportunities.

There has been violence, allegations of vote-rigging and organisational problems.

This will be the fourth time that veteran politician Raila Odinga runs for president.

When Mauda Kyitaragabirwe got pregnant in pre-independence Uganda, her parents sent her to Punishment Island, with the expectation she would die there.

Former Gabon international defender Moise Brou Apanga dies after collapsing during a training session with his club FC 105 Libreville.

One of the region's oldest Christian communities is living in fear after attacks.

In a country where greetings are all-important, it's rare for traditional leaders to rebuff each other in public.

South African Gift Ngoepe has been trying to break into Major League Baseball for many years.

New research shows promising results for cutting the risk of women bleeding to death in childbirth.

Mauda Kyitaragabirwe was abandoned on Uganda's 'Punishment Island' for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to meet her.

Ethnographer and photographer Laura de Reynal has been documenting the work of organisations, such as Mozilla and One Laptop per Child who are helping communities to get online for the first time.

A drug to stop bleeding after giving birth could cut deaths by a third, research suggests.

Ousmane Dembele's brilliant strike takes Borussia Dortmund through to the German Cup final with victory over Bayern Munich.

A court annuls initial agreement reached with Russia, the US and South Korea to build nuclear plants.

The draw for the expanded group stage of Confederation Cup is completed in Cairo with three former winners included.

South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns are handed a tricky group as they bid to defend their African Champions League title.

Prominent South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro defends his controversial sketch of President Jacob Zuma and a businessman raping 'Lady South Africa'.

South Africa is in for a rough ride as the ruling ANC prepares to choose President Jacob Zuma's successor.

Park ranger Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, explains how he lives in constant fear of attack for protecting wildlife in Virunga National Park.

Ilhan Omar explains how she made history to become the first Somali-American legislator in the US.