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The New York Times last week published an article in the names of both South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his Vice-President and former enemy Riek Machar but it later turned out that Mr Machar was not involved, as the BBC's James Copnall reports.

The young comedienne taking a humorous look at Arab women's' issues

A monthly agricultural auction in England draws bidders from around the world. But why do two old Massey Ferguson tractors remain so popular?

Former Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu dies at the age of 58 just days after the death of former Super Eagles coach and captain, Stephen Keshi.

Libyan forces say they have recaptured the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting with militants from so-called Islamic State.

Headscarves have made a come-back in South Africa but it seems that their appeal is steeped in more than just fashion writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani

BBC Africa looks back at the boxing great's strong connection to the continent.

Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor, Victor Valdes and Martin Demichelis will all be released by their Premier League clubs.

Nigeria's military is accused of killing at least 17 Biafran protesters by rights group Amnesty International.

South African telecoms firm MTN agrees to pay $1.7bn to Nigeria over unregistered Sim cards, after originally being fined $5bn.

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

Paul Ballen of Paul's Homemade Ice Cream talks to the BBC about his ambitions for his luxury product.

United Airlines and Iberia will no longer fly to Nigeria as airlines face foreign currency restrictions.

A man extradited to Italy accused of being a top people-smuggler tells police his arrest was a case of mistaken identity.

As South Africa narrowly avoids a credit downgrade from ratings agency Standard and Poors, the BBC's Lerato Mbele examines the country's economic prospects.

New pieces of debris, one resembling a seat part, are found in Madagascar by a man searching for parts of missing flight MH370.

Significant gains are made by Libyan forces fighting to recapture the central city of Sirte from the so-called Islamic State, officials say.

The opening of an airport on the British overseas territory of St Helena has been delayed indefinitely due to high winds.

Nurse says she will now lose weight for health reasons following internet trolling.

The opening of an airport on the island of St Helena has been delayed indefinitely due to safety fears - amid warnings it could increase the cost to the UK government.