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It is exactly five years since Zimbabwe's ex-president left power but life is now worse for many.

The man who shot dead anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani should be freed on parole, judges rule.

At least 130 people including women, children and the elderly were taken, a local official says.

Late goals give the Netherlands a crucial victory in their World Cup opener against Senegal in Group A.

Senegalese fans in Qatar react ahead of the game against Group A opponents, the Netherlands.

Kenyan athletics will be on the road to "nowhere" if the current spate of doping cases continues, says former world javelin champion Julius Yego.

As Cape Town hosts Africa's first ever conference on clubfoot, the BBC witnesses a pioneering treatment in Senegal.

Rich nations will pay climate damages, but the final deal does not cut fossil fuels further.

African qualifiers Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia head to the World Cup in Qatar with questions to be answered.

The 80-year-old president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has been in power for 43 years.

Nasa research engineer Berhanu Bulcha is working on locating the vital liquid under the lunar surface.

Lessons four years on from Ethiopia's ambitious, four-year, mass tree-planting initiative.

South Africa's government is acting to retrieve money lost to corruption, the justice minister says.

Priscilla Sitienei was set to sit her final exams next week, along with her 12-year-old classmates.

Tevin Tobun, is the CEO of GV Group. He turned $600 investment, into a successful food logistics company.

Meet a Senegalese's barrier breaker who became the first woman in her country to manage salt marshes.

Organisers of the Cape Town Marathon hope to create the greenest sporting event in the world and become the seventh major marathon.

The influencer has more than 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, but he still fears unemployment.

Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga hopes being selected for the men's World Cup will help other aspiring officials.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.