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Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.

Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.

This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Ruti Aga tried to explain a positive test for a banned substance with a fake prescription from a non-existent clinic.

The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.

The Swiss government told the BBC that the freed national was on her way back to Switzerland.

The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

Former Sale player Hyron Andrews - who was found dead at his new team's hotel base before a Champions Cup match - died of natural causes, an autopsy finds.

The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.

The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.

The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.