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When Dampson was 10 he was given away by his mother to a man who forced him to work as a fisherman in dangerous conditions.

A recent wave of militancy in Nigeria has targeted the country's oil facilities damaging the industry, but what is motivating this?

Hopes for peace and stability in the world's youngest country have been shaken by recent clashes, reports the BBC's Alastair Leithead from South Sudan.

In some remote regions of Malawi, girls are made to have sex with a paid sex worker when they reach puberty - but the tradition has the potential to spread disease.

African-American man starts fundraising petition in response to racist comments.

A lower cost base and partnerships with western universities is helping South Africa to develop online courses for students around the world.

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at David Cameron's resignation after the vote to leave the European Union and asks whether there are any lessons for Africa.

The African Union has launched a new passport. A lot remains unclear about the document but here is what we do know.

Aids remains the biggest cause of death among young people in Africa and the number of lives lost in this group has tripled in the past 16 years, writes the BBC's Karen Allen.

Is South Africa's constitution too liberal for its people, asks the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

A Zimbabwean pastor with no known political credentials was accused of trying to overthrowing the government. So who is Pastor Evan Mawarire?

BBC's Tomi Oladipo looks at why the most dangerous waters in the world are no longer off Somalia, but off Nigeria.

Guinea Bissau's qualification for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations earns them their highest ever Fifa world ranking.

A Zimbabwean pastor who was briefly detained after organising a nationwide strike last week calls on people to keep protesting.

Pastor Evan Mawarire spoke to the BBC following his release, after he was accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

A "go it alone" culture has long been central to Eritrea, including its economy, but recent policies, especially a currency reform, mean many people are now struggling in what was already one of the poorest countries on earth, as the BBC's Mary Harper reports.

Several countries evacuate their citizens from South Sudan following fighting that has killed hundreds of people.

The 1966 World Cup is the only World Cup in history to have been boycotted by a continental federation.

Discount chain Poundland agrees to a £597m takeover by South African retail group Steinhoff International.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari sends a military task force to combat gangs of cattle rustlers in the north-western state of Zamfara.