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The US mission was closed in 1991 amid fighting between rebels and the government.

MHD was a pizza delivery boy in Paris three years ago and now he's becoming a global star.

The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.

President Ali Bongo appears in a video in a Moroccan hospital after weeks of rumours about his health.

Rome names five security officials over the death of a Cambridge University student in 2016.

A woman used false identities to get into the presidential villa to allegedly run business scams.

Brighton defender Gaetan Bong explains why he is back playing for the Cameroon national side.

Former agents say Burundi's security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent.

After a decade-long battle, a small South African community stopped its land being turned into a titanium mine.

Jude Tebbutt, whose husband was killed when she was taken hostage by pirates, speaks out over the case.

The move means a planned auction of the ex-tennis champion's trophies and memorabilia can go ahead.

Two of Africa's wealthiest businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu, pledge cash rewards to Nigeria's Women's Africa Cup of Nations winners.

Chrystal Ding is the third winner of the Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award.

Mercy Opande was taunted about her weight, but winning a TV talent contest changed everything.

The account was closed and many tweets deleted when the mistake was shared on social media.

A Cameroonian government minister says Caf's decision to withdraw the country from staging next year's Nations Cup is 'unfair.'

Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari rubbishes rumours he had died and been replaced with a lookalike.

Sierra Leone are disqualified from 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying because of government interference in the country's football association.

Ghana's government should ban funerals for people who refuse to pay taxes, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene.

The singer and grandson of celebrated Egyptian star Moharam Fouad on mixing his European upbringing with his middle eastern roots.