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Authorities say the reforms are necessary, but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.

The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.

Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.

The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014

The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has denied.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is targeting the new malaria vaccines as African countries start their rollout.

Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.

Slam poet Emi Mahmoud wants the world not to forget Sudan, one year into its civil war.

Zeinab Mohammed Salih reflects on what has happened to Sudan since fighting broke out a year ago.

Most of the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago in Nigeria are now free but some feel badly let down.

The bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was swept off the road.

Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.

The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.