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President Cyril Ramaphosa says revealing Zindzi Mandela had the virus would encourage acceptance.

A look behind the fraught stand-off over a controversial new dam on the Blue Nile.

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

Racist issues continue in South African cricket 29 years after the nation was readmitted to the international game after the end of apartheid.

It is not like a bath with a tap that can be turned on and off at will.

As talks fail with Ethiopia, Sudan says water levels drop downstream and Egypt demands "clarification".

The pandemic has impacted many businesses, but some entrepreneurs have thrived by adapting quickly.

Officials confirm satellite images showing water levels rising, amid failed talks with Egypt and Sudan.

The statue had been targeted before amid anger in South Africa at monuments to colonialism.

Authorities in Kenya's Narok country rescued the child and are searching for her father and the two men.

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods.

A BBC investigation exposes chronic failures in the health system in one of the poorest areas.

As Nigeria takes a serious look at sexual assault and the way women are treated, six-time Olympic table tennis great Funke Oshonaike talks for the first time about her experience.

Emna Charqui is sentenced to six months in Tunisia for a Facebook post imitating Islam's holy book.

He is charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and making girls marry militants.

Law enforcement agencies are battling to break foreign-linked criminal syndicates.

Amit's relationship with Michelle was a secret for years because he feared his family's reaction.

Zumba dance classes are helping keep Kenyan health workers motivated during the coronavirus pandemic.

While some back the government restrictions others say citizens are being blamed for state failures.

The 46-year-old woman from Washington DC was held for more than a year and lost $48,000, police say.