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It comes after footage of federal officers killing a man was shared online, sparking unrest.

Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned.

More than 1,000 have arrived in recent days and this year has seen a big increase from 2019.

The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says.

Muhammadu Buhari responds to protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by officers.

Two images emerged this week offering starkly contradictory perspectives on the struggle against graft.

Sophie Pétronin, one of four hostages released this week, alerted French officials to the killing.

Protesters demand a police unit is disbanded after a video seemed to show officers killing a man.

The lifetime ban of former Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi is reduced to 15 years after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The nine killings provoked outrage, especially in the southern city of Port Harcourt, last year.

Liban Abdullahi Omar, who was found not guilty this week, was abducted by armed men, witnesses say.

In a community torn apart by violence, this Kenyan school is bringing students together from opposite sides of the divide.

Experts did not know of Ben Enwonwu's Court of the Oba of Benin until it was offered for sale.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

With Sudan desperate for sanctions to be lifted, the US and Israel have spotted an opportunity.

Four people abducted in Mali, including 75-year-old French aid worker Sophie Pétronin, are released.

The brutal killing of a 19-year-old draws protests in several cities and on social media.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo Myung-hee are the final two candidates vying to lead the organisation.

The family of Chineme Martins enlist the support of Fifpro to pursue a claim of negligence following the Nigerian footballer's death.

Every 15 years, the Maasai hold the Olngesher ceremony where young men graduate to become community elders.