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Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcoming more than 20 world leaders to the Brics summit.

South Africa bowler Kagiso Rabada has taken his 300th Test wicket - and here's how he compares to other all-time greats.

Despite the dangers, the transporters of the illicit brew see it as a way out of poverty.

Rivers have been polluted and forests destroyed on a shocking scale by illegal gold miners.

There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.

Ex-law professor and Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has been a loyal ally to President Ruto.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in Nigeria.

The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim, in Sudan for the first time since the war began, sees what has happened to his childhood neighbourhood.

DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death aged 58 from brain cancer.

Meet Victor and Confidence Kipo, the young Nigerian siblings doing the trick when it comes to freestyle football.

One of the worst famines in decades could be underway in Sudan, aid workers warn.

The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.

The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

China looks to invest in clean energy but it is not clear if this will shift the relationship with Africa.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday after being doused in petrol and set alight.

Meet Noemi Alphonse, the wheelchair racer looking to create history for Mauritius at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Meet Noemi Alphonse, the wheelchair racer looking to create history for Mauritius at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Germany could use housing funded by the UK to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda, official suggests.

The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county is being investigated, police tell local media.

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