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Caroline talks to her granddaughter about living through the Biafran conflict, 50 years on.

Fifty years from the end of Nigeria's civil war three people on the losing side reflect on its impact.

Thousands signed a petition to stop Otis Bolamu from being deported in December 2018.

Gunfire erupts in Khartoum as disgruntled members of an agency once loyal to the ex-leader protest.

Mustafa Kassem was arrested in Egypt in 2013 on accusations of being a spy.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission identifies 142,505 victims of Burundi's conflicts since 1962.

Mental health is an important topic for young people worldwide. In South Africa, one way young people are coping is with surfing.

Maesaiah Thabane is wanted for questioning over the 2017 murder of the PM's then-estranged wife.

The ceasefire talks were aimed at ending months of deadly fighting around the Libyan capital.

Nigerian Emeka Abugu says he's perfected his skills after losing his sight as a child.

A trip to a leading puppet workshop in Mali reveals the art is in trouble as insecurity has reduced tourist income.

The partners form a joint command to tackle Islamist insurgents in the African region.

A passenger plane is forced to abandon plans to land in Dire Dawa after flying into a swarm of insects.

The trial of Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics' world governing body the IAAF, is delayed until June.

Police in Ghana suspend an officer and investigate the violence that left a fan injured by a rubber bullet as the football association also launches an inquest.

After a tentative truce failed, the warring sides meet for talks brokered by Russia and Turkey.

The US president suggested he had been overlooked for the prize for his own efforts on Ethiopia.

The rugby team's first black captain on his work off the pitch since their World Cup win.

Parents are wrongly being arrested due to the stigma around female genital mutilation, campaigners say.

African leaders meet France's president over how to re-establish security in the Sahel region.