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Children are dying in growing numbers amid the worst drought to hit Somalia in 40 years.

The 12-year-old was shot dead after a healer had given him a protective charm, police say.

Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge believes he can still go faster, despite setting a world record in Berlin last month.

Burkina Faso has a new leadership, after members of the army overthrew the government.

Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi says moving to Stamford Bridge instead of Manchester United was the "best decision of my life".

Little has changed 10 years after the mob killing of four students that shocked Nigeria.

Egypt's Olympic authorities, who will bid for the 2036 Games, say it is "time for Africa" to stage the event for the first time.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré is the latest young officer to seize power in France's former colonies in Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit next month will be the first of King Charles' reign.

BBC Africa Eye goes on a journey with a woman in Kenya, searching for the father she has never known.

Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba steps down after his successor allegedly pledges to restore civilian rule.

Kenya's Amos Kipruto and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw win their maiden London Marathon titles with breakaway victories in the elite men's and women's races.

Mayar Sherif says winning the Parma Open "means a lot" to her country after becoming the first Egyptian woman to win a WTA title.

Paintings by black Zimbabwean artists, recovered in storage in London, go in show at home after 70 years.

The luxury mansion was seized after Equatorial Guinea's vice-president was convicted of embezzling money.

Morocco is set to bid for the 2025 Nations Cup after Guinea was stripped of hosting the 24-team finals by African football body Caf.

An army captain has announced the removal of the country's military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba.

Life is getting so hard in Tunisia that increasing numbers are ready to risk their lives to reach Europe.

An army captain has announced the removal of the country's military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba.

The military leader says talks are under way "to restore calm" after reports of another coup attempt.