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The head of an Aston Villa supporters club in Ghana says he cried tears of joy after his hero Paul McGrath phoned him in response to a BBC video.

The footage shows a naked women being beaten then shot dead by men wearing army uniforms.

Faced with persecution, LGBT members in Africa are often left with no choice but to seek asylum in other countries.

The film board in Nigeria, where same-sex relationships are banned, says the film violates strict laws on homosexuality.

BBC Africa explains the facts behind 'protective badges' that some politicians have been wearing.

Nigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country's revered Osun-Osogbo grove.

BBC Panorama talks to a crime gang that organises 20-30 illegal operations a week.

He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.

Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him.

Mercy Baguma was found next to her crying baby - her case sparked criticism of Britain's asylum system.

The headquarters of strongman Khalifa Haftar's government are torched in his eastern base of Benghazi.

Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

East Africa's first major oil pipeline is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs.

The migrants land in Sicily after what the UN called "a diplomatic game of pass the parcel".

The country's military leadership is accused of ignoring demands made by other groups during talks.

Why the current tensions over the closure of some Nigerian-owned shops in Ghana should come as no surprise.

The announcement follows a military coup in August which ousted the country's president.

Up to 50 people, "most of them young", may have been killed by the mine collapse in DR Congo.

With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, the emphasis moves to Nigeria.

Sir David Attenborough and the mountain gorillas that have won the fight against extinction.