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In our series of letters from African journalists, Kenyan Joseph Warungu makes his maiden visit to Sierra Leone.

Courts have ordered ballot papers won't be printed as the tendering process wasn't transparent.

Moeen Ali takes 10-112 in the match as England beat South Africa by 211 runs in the first Test at Lord's.

Zimbabwe overpower their northern neighbours Zambia 3-1 to win the 2017 Cosafa Cup, the Southern African championship, and take a record fifth title.

Sierra Leone mourns the death of one of the country's top goalkeepers, Alhaji Dauda Conteh, who has died in hospital in Freetown aged 25.

Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco reach the African Champions League quarter-finals from Group D as Zambia's Zanaco narrowly miss out.

The debate on what constitutes being improperly dressed in public is reignited after Ugandan civil servants are issued with a strict dress code.

Architecture from the colonial era left an "exceptional example" of modernism, judges say.

Zimbabwean cultural expert Pathisa Nyathi explains how important dance and other performance arts are to many African cultures.

Cheers erupt as the student-led project sees a successful start at the International Space Station.

An orphanage defends the reigning Miss South Africa after a barrage of social media criticism.

The students were twice denied visas to attend a multi-national competition in Washington.

The men helping people to park their cars in Ivory Coast... for a price.

South Africans spend more than $4bn (£3bn) a year protecting themselves and their homes.

More than a century ago a former slave fulfilled her dream to meet Queen Victoria, taking with her a gift.

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

When former slave Martha Ann Erskine Ricks fulfilled her dream of meeting Queen Victoria, sailing from Liberia to England in 1892, she took with her a special gift for the monarch.

Veterans of the Biafran War, which began 50 years ago this week, remember what it was like to fight on the front line and explain why they still support independence from Nigeria.

Renowned Burkina Faso architect Francis Kéré has become the first African to design the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion in London. So how did a tree inspire his design?

A new movement has emerged with a new leader Nnamdi Kanu calling for Biafran independence from Nigeria.