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Sita el-Nufur, who was killed during anti-military demonstrations, has become an icon for protesters.

Will France's decision to remove 5,000 personnel weaken the fight against Islamists in Africa's Sahel?

Africa's leading tennis player, Ons Jabeur, defends Novak Djokovic's choice to not have the Covid-19 vaccine - but says she hopes he changes his mind.

France says growing hostility from Mali's new military junta forced the withdrawal

With 200 million speakers there is a renewed push to make Swahili a common language for Africa.

Burundi and Burkina Faso take big steps to securing a place at their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

The frog is found at a Wirral school after surviving a trip of 5,000 miles from the Ivory Coast.

The so-called laboratory in a container is being developed by the firm behind the first MRNA vaccine.

Former Zimbabwe left-back Charles Yohane has died in South Africa at the age of 48, in an apparent car-jacking incident.

The 10-year-old refuse worker in Khartoum became trapped in the truck's crushing mechanism.

Nigeria's largest city is notorious for its traffic, which is having an impact on children's education.

Joy’s husband died in custody after three years in prison. He was one of thousands of Nigerian inmates detained without trial.

The Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, is controlled by Britain, but claimed by Mauritius.

Abba Kyari, already accused of money laundering, is now accused of being part of a drugs cartel.

The Mauritian government has led a trip to the disputed islands, which are controlled by Britain.

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya retains his title against Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision in Houston.

Some are questioning whether Guinea-Bissau's president was really the target of a coup attempt.

Sadio Mane is to have a stadium named after him in the Senegalese city of Sedhiou after helping the country win its maiden Africa Cup of Nations title.

Nigerian illustrator Chidibere Ibe's medical illustrations aim to improve black skin representation in medicine literature.

Andrew Harding boards a boat of Chagossians returning to the island the UK refuses to return to Mauritius.