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The ex-French colony will start teaching English at junior schools this year, the president says.

A chance encounter was all it took for Bose Omolayo to begin her journey from hairdresser to two-time Paralympic Games powerlifting champion.

Since 1997, Ila Popat has been attempting to get a passport recognising her citizenship to a country.

Paying for political influence on social media in Kenya is a shadowy yet lucrative business.

Defending champions England claim a second Commonwealth netball victory in two days, beating Malawi 66-41, while Scotland lost to Australia.

Ex-Liverpool striker Sadio Mane scores his first goal for Bayern Munich as they beat RB Leipzig 5-3 in a thriller to win the German Super Cup.

The brutal assault on Nigerian trader Alika Ogorchukwu in broad daylight was captured on video.

Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller is to miss several months after undergoing chemotherapy for a testicular tumour.

Watch as Uganda's Victor Kiplangat wins the men's marathon on day two of the Commonwealth Games - despite going the wrong way on the course.

Nigeria has requested the return of 97 cultural objects taken by British colonial forces in 1897.

Several African athletes who were not able to compete at the World Championships have the chance of redemption at the Commonwealth Games.

“We won’t move!” – The first ‘forced removals’ of apartheid-era South Africa

The military seized power in Mali and Burkina Faso vowing to reduce attacks by jihadi groups.

South African triathlete Jamie Riddle says it is "an honour" and "a dream come true" to represent his country at the Commonwealth Games.

Opposition figure Julius Malema told the BBC white people and elite black people could be targets.

The manager of the Kidderminster textile factory says he thought Tuesday's call was a "wind-up".

The BBC visits the heartland of Deputy President William Ruto as he vies for the presidency.

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

Students have been targeted for mass kidnapping in other parts of the country in recent years.

The red carpet was laid out for Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his four-nation tour.