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Ethiopia brings together the more than 80 national or ethnic groups that live in the country in a celebration of diversity.

Claudiah Wanjiru says that after a difficult journey her scars have made her beautiful.

Joseph Warungu says the struggle for gender equality in Kenyan politics is failing on many fronts.

Five years ago, Daniel lost everything to Ebola. Now he's training to become a doctor.

Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia's coast, writes the BBC's Anne Soy.

Six survivors speak about how a day of revelry turned into tragedy in Uganda as a party boat sank.

China helped build the museum with a donation of about $34m (£27m).

From training in parks to sleeping on a gym floor, WBO world super-bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is now set for Madison Square Garden.

The Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant in Nairobi aims to support those with the hereditary condition.

The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.

Former agents say Burundi's security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent.

After a decade-long battle, a small South African community stopped its land being turned into a titanium mine.

Ghana's government should ban funerals for people who refuse to pay taxes, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene.

Mário Macilau has produced a photo series on the people of Mozambique effected by severe weather

A car, a plane, or a chilli pepper - what kind of coffin do you want to be buried in?

Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore.

Gunmen enter a school in Kumba in the restive English-speaking area, abducting 20 pupils.

All four Group A is Mali stun Ghana's Black Queens when beating the Africa Women's Cup of Nations hosts 2-1 in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

Tanzanian chief Mangi Meli's skull has been missing since his execution by German colonialists in 1900.

Villagers in one area of Kenya mark the rainy season with a unique song and dance competition.