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Soumaila Cissé was kidnapped days before Mali's disputed elections which led to deadly protests.

Judges praised Irenosen Okojie's tale about a Grace Jones impersonator hiding a dark secret.

The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.

Tundu Lissu, attacked in the capital in 2017, wants to run for office after treatment in Belgium.

Kurian Omukimbizi went to Nairobi for work, but was separated from his family when lockdown was announced.

More than 80 people were killed in two attacks in Sudan's restive western region, the UN says.

As coronavirus infections surge, Andrew Harding notes meaningless statistics and a fear of hospitals.

From $800 of clothes in a suitcase to a ticket to Milan Fashion Week.

Somalia has fewer than 100 official Covid-19 deaths. But its cemeteries tell a different story.

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Ndubisi Egbo talks of the racism he has endured as he coached KF Tirana to the Albanian title.

Two people were killed during a protest in Garissa sparked by the arrest of a murder suspect.

Dozens of inmates fled after a group at Malmesbury Prison overpowered staff during exercise on Friday.

The Rwandan refugee, who worked as a volunteer warden, has admitted arson, prosecutors say.

The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.

The battle to be the first African female gold medallist was fought in the 10,000m in Barcelona between Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu and South Africa's Elena Meyer.

The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi, a former soap actor himself, remembers an infectious comedic talent.

The inmates absconded while being transferred to court in Malmesbury, in an escape caught on camera.

The consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism are revealed by the findings.

The 28 bodies are thought to be army officers involved in a failed coup against Omar al-Bashir in 1990.

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