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The portrait photographers examine how African-Americans are perceived in art, the workplace, and through their physical appearance.

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen is has declined to comment on an ultimatum for her to vacate her post.

An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare after 25 deaths.

Nigerian comedian Gordons D'Berlusconi offers some Lagosian wisdom to Londoners.

The Nigerian ringleader directed a multi-million dollar operation via 16 phones, police say.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

President Macron apologises for the torture and death of Maurice Audin during the Algerian War in 1957.

They opened fire at a village hall, where residents gather to watch films or football matches.

Ululations and dancing erupted at the latest signing ceremony for peace, but will South Sudan's fighting end?

Liberia President George Weah, 51, is the oldest player on record to play in a Fifa-recognised international game.

Moving tributes are paid to the first black African UN leader at his funeral in Ghana.

Zambia coach Sven Vandenbroeck is starting from 'year zero' as he aims to lead the 2012 winners to next year's Africa Cup of Nations.

The Malian man who rescued a boy from a balcony in spectacular fashion receives French nationality.

Scientists are a step closer to explaining a 10,000-year-old crime mystery on the island of Madagascar.

Photographer Tommy Trenchard captures South Africa's wild flower phenomenon.

South African triathlete Mhlengi Gwala is targeting an Ironman as he continues his recovery from a horrific chainsaw attack in March.

BBC Africa looks back at the career of the first black African to become UN secretary-general.

Ara Thunder is one of a few women in Nigeria who play the traditional "talking drum" instrument.

Etched with an "ochre crayon", the 73,000 year old drawing looks a little like a modern-day hashtag.

A British couple who died at Egyptian hotel were killed by E. coli, the country's authorities say.