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Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.

Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.

Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.

It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.

Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.

Thousands have died in a conflict that has been largely ignored by the rest of the world.

Thousands have died in a conflict that has been largely ignored by the rest of the world.

Shoaib Bashir's six-wicket haul breaks Zimbabwe's feisty resistance and leads England to victory by an innings and 45 runs inside three days of the one-off Test.

Tanzanian authorities are not commenting on the allegations, which include sexual assault.

The two crashes happened in 2018 and 2019 and left 346 people dead.