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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.

Christopher Aurier dies in hospital after being shot in the French city of Toulouse.

The youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president dies in Johannesburg.

It is one of several restrictions introduced by President Ramaphosa amid rising infection rates.

Opposition leaders reject President Keïta's "nonsense" concessions as political unrest grows.

The ban on alcohol is lifted for non-Muslims, while the apostasy law and public flogging are scrapped.

Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman retains his title with a unanimous decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi.

There are fewer than 500 hirola living in the wild, down from thousands just 40 years ago.

Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has promised to form an inclusive government as protests continue.

The church, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, was attacked amid reports of fighting over leadership.

World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan says the 2010 tournament "took world football's knee off Africa's neck".

A Zimbabwean woman is campaigning to get the machine fixed to avoid a mastectomy.

11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu is challenging ballet stereotypes.

Police have fired shots to disperse protesters calling for President Keita to stand down.

"Hushpuppi", who posts about his extravagant lifestyle, is accused of multimillion-dollar fraud.

Egypt sees the dam as an existential threat, while Ethiopia sees it as an existential necessity.

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

It follows a high-profile case leading to charges of sexual assault against a wealthy male student.