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Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.

Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.

A UN human rights panel says the deal "fails to guarantee" the rights of Chagossians.

Senegal beat England 3-1 at the City Ground on Tuesday to claim a first win for an African nation over England in 22 attempts.

Three children have been found alive, with search and rescue operations suspended for the night.

Albert Ojwang did not die of self-inflicted injuries, pathologists say, contradicting the police.

Three opposition politicians and the former speaker of parliament have been charged over last year's Capitol fire.

Maurice Kamto angered officials over comments he made about Cameroon's president while in France.

The Ojude Oba festival in south-west Nigeria combines fashion and culture connecting people to their roots.

The Ojude Oba festival in south-west Nigeria combines fashion and culture connecting people to their roots.

The Ojude Oba festival in south-west Nigeria combines fashion and culture connecting people to their roots.

Police say Albert Ojwang injured himself in a cell, but Amnesty calls the death "suspicious".

Kigali accuses the central African organisation Eccas of pandering to the demands of Kinshasa.

Military police are investigating the alleged incident near the British army's training camp in Kenya.

Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.