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Captain Joyce Beckwith married into a ballooning family and has since become Kenya's first female pilot.

Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.

Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.

Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.

Hundreds of boys kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria have been released - but questions remain about rising militant violence.

Italy's PM wins the release of 18 fishermen based in Sicily who have been detained since September.

The UN also blames a failure to distribute vast mineral and gas revenues to the local population.

Sam Jalloh saw his best friend killed in front of him. He vowed to get away - and tennis was his way out.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

MPs voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times.

The authorities say more than 300 are on their way home but it is unclear if all have been freed.

Footage purportedly shows jihadists guarding the boys, who are coaxed into making demands.

A forensic examination of the cargo reveals the devastation of populations caused by the trade.

South Africa's record-breaking skateboarder Jean-Marc Johannes on what putting his sport into the Olympics will mean for the continent.

Wadih Jalasi became known as "cage man" during the Arab Spring, after a photo of him went viral.

Kenya's David Rudisha admits he is yet to decide whether he will defend his 800 metres Olympic title in Tokyo next year.

On the 10 year anniversary of the Arab Spring, the BBC looks at 10 defining moments of the movement.

The man depicted in the Hollywood film is in prison in Rwanda awaiting trial on terrorism charges.

Ethiopian doctors tell the BBC about their efforts to treat wounded civilians during fighting last month.

Photographer Elena Heatherwick captures the stories behind them in villages in Rwanda and Madagascar.