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Lesotho's prime minister, who is a suspect in the murder case of his former wife, resigns.

Cyril Ramaphosa says '"come, before we get arrested” to fans who get close to take a photo.

A new monument to the African nationalist hero is unveiled after parts of the original "melted".

Kenyan midfielder Mohammed Katana talks about playing in the Belarus league - one of the few that did not stop for coronavirus.

Scientists in Africa explain that any trials would be properly regulated and so the scare stories should be ignored.

Aerial footage shows thousands of people in snaking lines hoping to get supplies.

President Magufuli says patient numbers are falling despite US saying hospitals are "overwhelmed".

A widows' group says "everyone has been waiting" for his apprehension, 26 years after the slaughter.

Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus.

In South Africa, illegal sellers are defying the prohibition on buying alcohol and cigarettes.

Businessman Félicien Kabuga is alleged to have financed the groups that carried out the Rwandan genocide.

Tens of thousands of Koranic school children were recently sent home, unwittingly helping to spread coronavirus.

Pnina Tamano-Shata was brought to Israel in a top-secret operation in the early 1980s.

What does Covid-19 mean for the 20 national elections scheduled in Africa in 2020?

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

When Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma used outdated slang in a speech, a DJ and others were quick to respond.

Agro Bootcamp is teaching urban professionals how to become profitable farmers in a single week.

An investigation is launched after 12 people die in police cells overnight in Burkina Faso.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Oti Mabuse is here to make your home workout a perfect 10, with a mixture of dance-related exercises.

Somalia's government curbs the use of khat after raising concern that it could help spread Covid-19.