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The UN Security Council backs a resolution that lays the groundwork for a UN police force to be deployed in turmoil-stricken Burundi.

Why Nigerians melt their jewellery in Dubai

A Zimbabwe deadline for all firms to transfer most of their shares to black Zimbabweans has passed, but it is not clear how many have complied.

The European Union imposes sanctions on three prominent Libyan politicians opposed to the installation of a UN-backed government.

A woman in Liberia has died of Ebola, months after the epidemic was declared over in the country, health officials say.

How one entrepreneurial artist is creating jobs in Madagascar.

The BBC's Tamasin Ford reports from the town of Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast.

Legislation requires all companies in Zimbabwe to be controlled by no less than 51% of indigenous people.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is "shocked to the core" by new claims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), the organisation says.

A Muslim teacher in Kenya who protected Christians on a bus after it was attacked by Islamist militants is posthumously honoured for his bravery.

Nigerian town left divided after Boko Haram ousted

Rangers have killed a lion on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after it strayed out of the nearby national park.

How vulnerable are Africa's airports to terror attacks?

Photos explore the aesthetics of albinism

Outcry as medics shun dead woman and her unborn twins

Why South African students are angry

Every Easter, Ghana's "masquerade clubs" hold technicoloured parades in cities across the country. Journalist Suzanne Vanhooymissen attended this year's celebration in Sekondi.

Islamic militants from Boko Haram pushed back from the territory they were holding in North East Nigeria are targeting neighbouring countries.

In a bid to attract more visitors and investors, Mauritius has turned to medicine.

Divisions over race, language and identity shows how many black people still feel marginalised at universities in South Africa, as Karen Allen reports.