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Freddy, which has caused at least 28 deaths over a month, is to hit mainland Africa for second time.

Angola's soldiers are to help secure M23 rebel areas after a ceasefire it brokered failed.

Nthenya Mwendwa's fish leather and Maasai beaded bags are proving their red-carpet appeal.

Nigerian footballers are well known - one UK student thinks the same could happen with polo players.

Judges in The Hague pause the trial of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged mastermind of Rwanda's genocide.

Temba Bavuma tried to "stay in the moment" before claiming his second Test century - and first in seven years.

Freddy, which may be the longest lived tropical storm, is due to make landfall in Mozambique on Saturday bringing more damaging winds and torrential rain as it moves inland.

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Tendai Moyo highlights the importance of texture representation in the hair industry.

Ahead of the new season, BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall says he wants to see the continent create its own star names.

Videos falsely targeting African migrants in Tunisia have gone viral on TikTok and other platforms.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

People (Check On Me) is poised to enter the UK Top 10 this week - a first for a Cameroonian artist.

At least six people have been confirmed dead after a passenger bus collided with a commuter train in Lagos.

A bill is tabled in parliament to criminalise anyone identifying as LGBTQ+, and to imprison them.

Ike Ekweremadu allegedly thought it was "far better to buy" a kidney than ask a relative to donate.

Meet Mauritania's 'Meharists', a camel-riding police unit combating jihadist groups in the Sahel.

With crucial local elections due, the enthusiasm of "Obidients" remaining on target is questioned.

The story of how the 1969 visit of Pele and his club Santos saw the African nation turn to Brazil for footballing inspiration.

Laura Wolvaardt, the leading run-scorer at the Women's T20 World Cup, urges administrators to make the most of the Proteas' run to the final.

Kenyan gynaecologist, Dr Jemimah Kariuki, says her path to becoming a doctor hasn’t been easy.