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Ministers were told the Rwandan regime tortures opponents weeks before the first flight was due to go.

Gambia's women gardeners are helping the huge waste problem by turning organic waste into fertilisers.

Foreign leaders congratulate the president-elect but backers of Raila Odinga question the result.

Details are emerging about some of the 15 children who died in Sunday's blaze at a Coptic church.

William Ruto won the Kenya's presidential elections, narrowly beating his fierce rival Raila Odinga.

Deputy President William Ruto was the underdog in the race for the presidency.

The announcement was marred by scuffles, allegations of vote-rigging and a divided electoral commission.

Linet Chepkorir is the youngest elected county woman representative in the Kenyan parliament.

Nigeria book their place in the quarter-finals of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica with a 1-0 win over South Korea, but Ghana are eliminated.

It's anticipated that the results of the much-awaited poll will be known in the coming hours.

Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya is this year's winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor award.

Dozens of people have died, including children, after a fire at a Coptic church in Giza.

The murder of a Nigerian vendor has shaken a community in Italy, writes Ismail Einashe.

The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.

A shocking moment in a divorce court prompted Aronke Omame to switch careers and become a break-up coach.

With about a third of the results confirmed, Raila Odinga has a slight edge over William Ruto.

Riding motorbike taxis has become a lifeline for young men fleeing Mozambique's Islamist insurgency.

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio spoke to in depth to BBC Focus Radio.

The latest results from the presidential and parliamentary races.

The financial gains on offer in the Africa Super League will boost smaller clubs' hopes in continental competitions, say Tanzania's Simba FC.