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The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country's civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says.

The band of entrepreneurs who believe pairing farming with technology could secure the future of Kenya's agricultural economy.

Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare will be out for up to six months after breaking his thighbone in a car crash, says manager Alan Pardew.

Drones are usually in the news in relation to a military attack but that seems likely to change thanks to a new sport - drone racing.

Thirty years ago, Frank Westerman was shocked to find an African warrior's body on display in a Spanish museum. Here he tells the story of how it got there, and how it was eventually reburied.

Solar power is expanding fast in Africa, and innovative products and payment schemes are ensuring the poor and rural communities don't miss out.

A large item of debris found off the coast of Tanzania belongs to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian investigators confirm.

A man who has been at the forefront of protests against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government is in hospital after allegedly being tortured.

Zambia's Zesco United host South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday in only the second Champions League semi-final involving Southern Africa clubs.

Swiss commodity trading firms are criticised in a report on the sale to African countries of diesel containing toxin levels that would be illegal in Europe.

The repatriation of Somali refugees from Kenya does not meet international standards for voluntary return, a rights group says.

Taonere Banda has made history by becoming Malawi's first Paralympic athlete, competing in the women's T12-13 1500m in Rio.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari recently launched a behaviour change campaign similar to his successful war against indiscipline in the 1980s. The BBC's Isa Sanusi asks if it will work.

In 1948, an African prince, Seretse Khama, married a white middle-class clerk in the UK provoking shock in Britain and Africa.

A Nollywood actress has won gold a gold medal and four other Paralympic nuggets about the Nigerian team in Rio.

In our series of letters from African journalists, social commentator Joseph Warungu asks why the governing coalition has launched a new political party.

Study in Botswana seems to show lions are put off killing livestock by simple ruse of placing false eyes around an animal's tail.

South Africa's tourism industry is using technology to expand the sector beyond traditional areas and appeal to modern independent travellers.

Zimbabwe is being hit by a tidal wave of debt - defaulters are on the rise as the ailing economy continues to hit ordinary citizens hard, writes journalist Boldwill Hungwe.

Burundi and Kenya kick off the inaugural 2016 Cecafa Women's Championship in Uganda with wins in the industrial town of Jinja.