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Nadeem Anjarwalla's family say he left "lawfully" but the authorities say he had a "smuggled passport".

Children were among the victims of the crush at the charity event that attracted a big crowd.

What the world can learn from innovative designs in a future with scarce resources.

Seven have been returned to their loved ones but hundreds more remain unidentified - and more stories.

Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.

Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.

The election was due last month but the outgoing president postponed it, triggering deadly protests.

Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.

Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.

Their rivalry underpins a big divide in the nation, regarded as a beacon of West African democracy.

Their rivalry underpins a big divide in the nation, regarded as a beacon of West African democracy.

Those who died were believed to be being smuggled through the desert to reach the Mediterranean coast.

Markus Jooste dies one day after being ordered to pay a $25m fine for accounting fraud in South Africa.

President Museveni has denied speculation that he is grooming his son as his successor.

Nathan Doualla is cleared to play in Cameroon's Elite League play-offs without revealing how the international midfielder proved his identity amid age cheating allegations.

Federal prosecutors accuse Rwandan-born Eric Nshimiye of concealing his involvement in mass murder.

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

How one man is secretly helping families pay kidnappers to release their relatives.