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Sailors from Angola and Morocco are among those looking to use the Sailing World Championships as a stepping stone to Paris 2024.

A Kenyan man has told the BBC how his AI-related job has affected his personal life.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is at the centre of a new conflict after falling out with powerful allies.

How charity investigators went undercover to outwit a global wildlife trafficking gang.

The chief executive of Sama says it will no longer take work involving moderating harmful content.

It is accused of promoting attitudes contrary to the cultural beliefs of the mainly Muslim nation.

Pioneer Victoria Conteh, the first woman to coach an elite men's football club in Sierra Leone, thanks national team boss John Keister after he funds life-saving operation.

The strike was among the most deadly in the region, where the army is fighting a paramilitary force.

Coup leaders accuse the detained Mohamed Bazoum of undermining national security.

Government forces in Ethiopia have been fighting with Amhara militias in a new wave of violence.

Madagascan chief-of-staff and a French associate arrested in London after meeting with mine company.

Grief and anger persist, 10 years after a notorious mass killing at a protest camp in Cairo.

Who is the 45-year-old who fell from grace in 2020 but is once more vying to be president?

UK and French coastguards rescued 59 people but two may still be missing, authorities said.

Mohamed Bazoum's doctor visits him in a basement prison amid fears for his health after military coup.

The incident is thought to have happened after a suspect demanded his ID back, a police statement says.

A crack had been discovered in one of the walls on Thursday, an official told local media.

People are already feeling the impact of economic sanctions imposed after a military coup.

Protesters gather in Niamey after a West African bloc approves intervention against coup leaders.

President Cyril Ramaphosa approved his release, extending the same to more than 9,000 low-risk prisoners.