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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.

Gen Ngeuma has raised the expectations of many people after toppling President Ali Bongo.

Homes and businesses have been ransacked as law and order breaks down in Sudan's capital.

Rescuers find that few homes remain in the devastated village of Douzrou, where 100 have died.

As victims in Derna are buried in mass graves, rescuers say they are desperate for more help.

A visual guide to why heavy rain caused such devastation and killed so many people in the city of Derna.

The devastating floods in Libya have claimed the lives of several elite footballers, the Libyan Football Federation says.

Over years of lawlessness, Libya has faded from a prosperous state to a vulnerable, fragile one.

Satellite images of mountain villages reveal the widespread damage.

Dr Najib Tarhoni has been working at the nearest large hospital to Derna, and is assisting with the disaster.

A Libyan journalist tells the BBC of a friend whose entire family was killed by the flooding.

Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo and Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana play starring roles as Cameroon qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations along with Namibia.

Much of Libya's eastern port of Derna is underwater after two dams and four bridges collapsed.

Gabon's new prime minister spoke to the BBC about plans to prosecute ousted leader Ali Bongo.

At least 10,000 people are still missing after a catastrophic dam burst which took 2,300 lives.

Scores of young volunteers help distribute aid for hundreds of devastated communities in Morocco.

The technology means that learning is taken out of school to where many Somalilanders live and work.