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Gnanli Landrou has invented a special powder that turns earth into a greener version of concrete

The girl, 15, says she acted in self-defence after a tuk-tuk driver tried to rape her in Egypt.

Before Liverpool's meeting with Real Madrid, BBC Sport Africa looks at the top six African moments in European Champions League finals.

The United Nations is warning that the country risks famine should global food prices continue to rise.

The US says the money raised by selling Yahya Jammeh's luxury home will be used to help his victims.

The Malian defender was the first person from his country to be a member of a Champions League winning team.

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

Maggie Grout has started an NGO that will 3D-print schools where access to education is not guaranteed.

More than 10 newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane in Senegal.

The fire is thought to have been caused by a short circuit at the hospital in Tivaouane, officials say.

Businessman Lawal Ado has paid ransoms three times and says there is no other option.

Tunisia's 2021 Basketball Africa League runners-up knock out champions Zamalek to meet Petro Atletico in the final.

Nigerians turn out in style for a star-studded concert to celebrate the continent's special day.

Another four miners remain missing more than a month after a Burkina Faso zinc mine was flooded.

Caterer Mark shows us how his shopping habits have changed as food prices in Ghana almost double.

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid could turn his back on Cameroon, the land of his birth, to play internationally for France.

Two-thirds of women of colour in UK workplaces say they change themselves to fit in, a report says.

Glencore's UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in London, while the firm resolves similar US claims for $1bn.

Queen Angelique-Monet, a trained ventriloquist, is married to the king of Eti-Oni a region of Nigeria.

Zimbabwe and Kenya will not take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after failing to overturn global football fans.