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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.

A third of all the lemur species on Earth are "one step from extinction".

The sighting of young Cross River gorillas in Nigeria eases fears they will soon die out.

Opposition politician Jawar Mohammed has been detained after being accused of inciting violence.

Reports of more than 200 cases have shattered confidence in the life-defining national Gaokao exams.

Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly was a favourite to succeed Alassane Ouattara as president in October's elections.

A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.