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Thousands of university students protest in the capital Algiers demanding the president step down.

South Africans are outraged by a video showing a singer being allegedly assaulted by her celebrity boyfriend.

The mother of Nigeria international Samuel Kalu has been freed six days after being kidnapped by gunmen in south-east Nigeria.

Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba is ruled out for the rest of the season after damaging knee ligaments.

Why are anti-government protesters taking to the streets of Sudan?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son was a bank boss in Liberia when more than $100m was illegally printed.

Burns survivor Obumneke-Okeke Kosisochukwu says writing helped him heal after a terrible accident.

The policies that have shaped the image of Tanzania's no-nonsense president.

The global conservation charity says it is commissioning an independent review into the claims.

At least 10 children were murdered in ritual killings in January and some had body parts removed.

Women have been leading protests against rape in Somalia's Puntland region after a spate of attacks.

Captain John Mikel Obi is left out of Nigeria's squad for their final 2019 Nations Cup qualifier with Seychelles and a friendly against Egypt.

Cameroon's football federation (Fecafoot) addresses worries over the team's World Cup preparations, promising to organise more warm-up matches.

British troops looted dozens of Ethiopian artefacts following the Battle of Maqdala, 150 years ago.

Babes Wodumo was in a bedroom talking to fans on Instagram Live when a man hit her repeatedly.

The Unesco prize winner was arrested in 2013 while covering the deadly dispersal of a Cairo sit-in.

In 2016 Ivorian Cheik Cisse became the first African to win a taekwondo Olympic gold.

Four Americans and their Kenyan pilot died in the crash in Central Island National Park.

In a TV episode, the comedian said that war between the two countries would be "entertaining".

Ghanaians don't really need watches as most meetings start 45 minutes late.