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The French president may not be able to repair relations with Algerians, argues writer Maher Mezahi.

More than 60,000 people have fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to seek refuge in Sudan.

Burna Boy wins Best Global Music Album, while his fellow Afrobeats star wins Best Music Video.

Hearings at the world court over the maritime dispute are due to start on Monday.

Tanya Muzinda has taken on the male-dominated world of motocross - becoming her country's off-road circuits champion.

A BBC team are the first international journalists to reach an area besieged by Islamist militants.

King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.

The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

A militant Islamist insurgency has forced half a million people to flee, amid fears of beheadings and abductions.

Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?

Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.

Actress Nomzamo Mbatha on the importance of Coming 2 America "celebrating blackness" on screen.

Ten years ago, Egyptians took to the streets calling for the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak

Dr Michael K Obeng, who operated on Tessica Brown, says she will make a full recovery.

Souadou Niang used to clean hotel rooms but she rose through the ranks and now owns her own hotel in Senegal.

Caster Semenya will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

The defence minister said people should at times provide their own security but it is not that easy.

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed.

Do real-life couples face the same difficulties as those depicted in the Bollywood-Nollywood crossover?