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President Cyril Ramaphosa said land expropriation without compensation was of "critical importance".

A young woman posed in a photo shoot and years later discovered she was the face of fake adverts.

Players fed up with being excluded from existing teams started their own league.

Journalist Mannir Dan Ali considers the Nigerian president's chances of re-election after the loss of key allies.

As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited?

New excavations are uncovering the bones of some men killed in the ethnic massacres perpetrated by the Fifth Brigade.

Grace is one of the few remaining loom weavers in Kenya.

Simegnew Bekele came to represent the patriotic hopes for the entire nation with his project to dam the Nile.

As Zimbabwe prepares for its first election since Robert Mugabe left power, what are the priorities for young voters?

Midwife Alice delivered her first baby at gunpoint during Liberia's first civil war.

Zimbabwean comics test the limits as they wait to see if historic elections bring new freedoms.

Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Queens retain the regional Cecafa Women's Challenge Cup, finishing ahead of Uganda on goal difference.

Areas named after genitals leave Ghana's parliament in fits of laughter.

Africa's representatives at the Under-20 Women's World Cup finals, Nigeria and Ghana, have named their squads for next month's finals.

Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017, announces his retirement from football.

Amateur cyclists in Sudan are challenging perceptions that biking is not for adults.

Aliou Cisse's contract as Senegal coach is extended by a year and is set the task of reaching the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Yrsa Daley-Ward says publishing on Instagram has connected her to previously untapped audiences.

Giving away your old clothes has consequences for African countries trying to develop their own textile industries.

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