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Mangosuthu Buthelezi has been granted a state funeral but the debate over his legacy reopens wounds.

An official tells the BBC people in Derna were told to flee but some did not take the threat seriously.

In the Libyan city of Derna, Anna Foster describes the flood devastation and lack of international aid.

The ex-Daily Show host's ordeal played out live on air as he ran late for an interview in Johannesburg.

A teacher tells the BBC all 32 of her pupils died after tremors struck a mountain village.

Large parts of the city of Derna were destroyed after two dams burst, with thousands killed.

The man in charge of African rugby, Herbert Mensah, says the sport should be taught in every school across the continent because its "virtues are better than football".

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.

Captain Omar Colley cannot celebrate The Gambia's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations after experiencing the trauma of Friday's earthquake in Morocco.

Johr Ali, a Libyan journalist from Derna, describes the heartbreak of his friend who lost his entire family in the floods.

Power generation in Nigeria, a major oil and gas producer, fell to zero megawatts early on Thursday.

Residents of Derna tell the BBC how they got out alive as floodwaters smashed through the city.

Pictures reveal washed-away streets and thousands of destroyed buildings in the city of Derna.

The flooding in Derna swept away houses, buildings and left entire neighbourhoods surrounded by water.

The BBC's analysis editor looks at the link between the devastating floods and years of crisis in Libya.

Derna's mayor says the confirmed death toll of 5,300 could eventually climb to 20,000.

The BBC Global Disinformation Team analysed three new websites in Nigeria and found many false stories.

The mountain village of Imi N’Tala, near the epicentre of Friday’s earthquake, was rocked by aftershocks on Wednesday.

In Libya, officials say at least 10,000 people are missing and thousands more are displaced.