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Australia beat South Africa by 19 runs to win the Women's T20 World Cup for the third successive time.

The BBC's Mayeni Jones spent the election day in Nigeria reporting for various BBC News platforms including online, radio, TV and digital.

Sophie Buchaillard lives in hope that she will one day find out what happened to her friend.

Why a West African country with a rich musical scene has such strong links to Jamaica.

One man's bid to learn the secrets of the endangered frog that grows to the size of a domestic cat.

Vote counting is under way in Nigeria's tightest presidential election since military rule ended in 1999.

The elections are the biggest democratic exercise in Africa, with 87 million people eligible to vote.

Long queues have formed at polling stations in Nigeria as millions vote in the most competitive presidential election since military rule ended.

Can hosts South Africa upset five-time champions Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday?

Saad Lamjarred, who is famous on the Arab music scene, gets six years in jail for raping a woman in Paris.

The two-party system which has dominated since the end of military rule in 1999 is under threat.

Nearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.

Coached by NBA legend Luol Deng, South Sudan qualify for basketball's World Cup at their first attempt - and will be just the ninth nation to represent Africa at the sport's global showpiece.

England are knocked out of the Women's T20 World Cup after inspired hosts South Africa win a gripping semi-final by six runs.

The Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] chairman Mahmood Yakubu says the commission is ready for 25 February polls.

Despite the victory for LGBT activists, the Supreme Court stresses that gay sex remains illegal.

A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what has happened to the thousands of African students, who fled the war.

The money was found in Chinyere Igwe's car on the eve of Nigeria's hotly contested elections.

His conviction is expected to be formally overturned later, amid concerns about a Met detective's role.

How the former Newcastle midfielder, who lost his life in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, grew from humble beginnings into a star who supported orphans and rehabilitated criminals.