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Churches seek to wrestle back control of pulpits from politicians after years of cosy relations.

Many athletes turn out for the funeral of Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed to death at her home.

Expecting to become a carer in Copenhagen, Jewel was forced into prostitution. But two chance meetings enabled her to escape.

Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu killed five family members and her boyfriend for life insurance, a court rules.

The health workers say security forces injured 30 colleagues when they opened fire at a protest.

South Sudan has seen severe flooding for the third year in a row, destroying crops and homes.

Students march into parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo demanding better pay for teachers.

Scientists say poaching during Mozambique's civil war led to more females being born without tusks.

South Africa's World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi, in a wide-ranging BBC Sport interview, says he doesn't want people to think he's "flawless" and talks about "fighting battles" with alcohol.

Najin, 32, has been part of a programme in Kenya trying to save her species from extinction.

How the Senegalese-born 21-year-old's myth-busting of "life hacks" made him a household name.

Illustrator Onyinye Iwu has been creating art of ancient queens to show they are still relevant today.

Protesters come out to back a civilian-led government and reject calls for the military to take charge.

Authorities, who held the robot for 10 days, feared that it may have been hiding covert spy tools.

Nnamdi Kanu's Indigenous People of Biafra group is viewed as a terror organisation by authorities.

Campaigners and breeders believe the rose is the first named after a black individual in the UK

Zambia striker Patson Daka says it is a "big privilege" to learn from his Leicester city team-mate Jamie Vardy since joining the Premier League club.

Slow vaccine supply to poorer nations means the crisis will last longer than it needs to, experts say.

Armed militias in the two countries are said to be helping each other with weapons and intelligence.

Uchenna Kanu scores both goals as Nigeria beat Ghana 2-0 in qualifying for next year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations.