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The police deny little is being done to find the 250 pupils and accuses the school of not co-operating.

Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

News of his death has shocked many at home in Nigeria, prompting an outpouring of grief.

South Africa are on the brink of a first Test series win in India for 25 years after reducing the hosts to 27-2 in pursuit of 549 on day four in Guwahati.

The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.

India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid" volcanic ash affected areas.

Everton's Idrissa Gueye is sent off for striking team-mate Michael Keane during their Premier League victory at Manchester United.

The authorities are trying to rescue more than 250 schoolchildren who were abducted by raiders on motorbikes.

The authorities are trying to rescue more than 250 schoolchildren who were abducted by raiders on motorbikes.

Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.

The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.

BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.

BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.

Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka's ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.

Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka's ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".

The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.

The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.