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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.

Africa has been hit by 14 extreme droughts in the past two years alone - more than any other continent.

Mozambique is at the heart of a global battle for influence, even though its conflict has local roots.

Sixth seed Ons Jabeur suffers a surprise first-round defeat by Magda Linette on the opening day of the French Open.

Four people die after a three-storey building collapsed in an upmarket area of Lagos.

Somali women are usually expected to cover up and keep quiet - beauty parlours are a welcome relief.

The marks were a way of identifying the lineage of people, but the practice has been outlawed.

Moroccans RS Berkane win their second Confederation Cup final in two years after beating Orlando Pirates on penalties.

Five African fighters are heading home from the Women's Boxing World Championships with medals after the event in Turkey.

BBC Africa's Jameisha Prescod breaks down what we know about this rare disease.

The controversial deal to send migrants from the UK to Rwanda is good news for its hospitality business.

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

Orlando Pirates aim to brush aside their poor domestic form and become the first South African side to win the Confederation Cup when they face RS Berkane.