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The famous tree dates back to 17th Century Ghana and was reportedly planted by a renowned priest.

Mayor Ian Makone faces the sack in a wrangle that has already seen the ousting of 15 MPs.

Leaders of the Ogiek community say armed forest rangers are "pulling down houses with axes and hammers".

The cards used to be free - the new charge come amid a cost-of living crisis.

Lalibela is home to famous 13th Century churches that are registered as Unesco world heritage sites.

Witnesses accused the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting and killing non-Arabs.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is praised for the tone of his statement on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Abiy Ahmed says that access to a port is an existential question for his landlocked country.

Irish chef Alan Fisher cooked for more than five days to clinch the cooking marathon world record from Hilda Baci.

Appeal judges at Scotland's highest civil court halt a compensation case by Kenyan tea pickers.

Even for a country where crime levels are high, an armed attack on a cabinet member is rare.

South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi accuses England of being "unprofessional" after alleging he directed a racial slur at Tom Curry.

The government's staunch support for the Palestinians is criticised by leaders of the Jewish community.

Caster Semenya tells the BBC she is "not going to be ashamed" of being "different", and will "fight for what is right" amid her ongoing dispute with athletics authorities.

An investigation is under way but officials say it happened as a diesel generator was being serviced.

The row threatens to disrupt the fragile peace following the end of the civil war a year ago.

Relatives say John Okafor, known as Mr Ibu, has endured seven operations to save his life.

The opposition's Peter Obi criticises the ruling that ended his presidential poll result challenge.

The move is in response to one of the heaviest nights of airstrikes in Gaza since the conflict began.

Joe Biden expelled Uganda from the Agoa trade deal last week after it passed a new anti-homosexuality law.