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Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

A court argued Tidjane Thiam forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen in 1987.

An investigation has been launched into allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo, Ghana's third female chief justice.

A lack of cash has forced the UN to halt live-saving aid to 650,000 women and children from May.

The plotters, some ex-army officers, hatched the plan in Ivory Coast, the authorities say.

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.

African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.

African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.

Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.

Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.

Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.

Top MK official Floyd Shivambu attended an Easter service at Shepherd Bushiri's church in Malawi.

The child was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.

Joseph Kabila has reportedly returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.