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A South African court says the government had no right to leave the ICC without consulting parliament.

Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban the practice - in some cases.

The UN has declared a famine in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced anywhere in the world in six years. So why has famine returned?

A state of famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first globally since 2011. Alastair Leithead reports.

More than 600 black South Africans drowned in WW1 when their ship was struck by a Royal Mail vessel. But why did the captain blamed for the tragedy do nothing to help?

The bodies of at least 87 migrants wash up in Libya after they drowned trying to reach Italy by sea.

A 24-year-old second lieutenant tells the BBC how she became Zambia's first female fighter pilot.

Life is returning to normal in Maiduguri, Nigeria's north-eastern city worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency.

An albino hunted for her body parts tells the BBC she lives in fear after surviving a kidnap attempt in Malawi.

Kenyan herders are giving their own food to animals to keep them alive during the severe drought.

Chuma Somdaka, a disabled artist living in a South African park, gets her own exhibition.

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

Despite its economic woes, property developers are optimistic about Ghana's potential.

A patient and a doctor in Kenya tell their stories of the dispute that is now into its 10th week.

South African Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba describes how patients were failed.

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos applies to lead South Africa just days after winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations title.

Angolan Vice-President Manuel Vicente is accused of corruption by Portuguese state prosecutors.

Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar outlines his manifesto to win next month's Confederation of African Football presidential elections.

A rebel group in the Central African Republic killed 32 civilians last December after clashes with rival faction, a rights group says.

Banks are accused of rigging the price of South Africa's currency, the rand, as far back as 2007.