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Ghana has declared 2019 the 'year of return' and is encouraging the African diaspora to visit the country, but why are some deciding to make it their new home?

Domestic workers have been illegally sold via Instagram and other apps on Google and Apple's stores.

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

The young Nigerian vying to be Nigeria's first Olympic medallist in swimming

Idris Sultan is being held under Tanzania's controversial Cybercrimes Act, his lawyer says.

Faustin Rukundo had no idea that a strange call over WhatsApp had infected his phone with spyware.

Riffi Mandanda is set to become the third of four goalkeeping brothers to win an international cap as he is named in the DR Congo squad.

African populations contain a huge proportion of humanity's genetic data.

Chris Naylor, his wife Susanna and Miranda Harris died, and Ms Harris's husband Peter was hurt.

With football suspended in Libya, under-23 player Abu Al-Qasem Rajab decides to run a half marathon and wins bronze.

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is unhappy with the scheduling of November's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as he names a 23-man squad.

Nigeria has closed its borders bringing checkpoints to a standstill and affecting West African trade.

Miatta says she was forced to fight when she was 14 and can't remember how many people she's killed.

Zipporah Kuria's father Joseph Waithaka was one of 157 people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in March.

Tanzanian businessman Mohammed Dewji talks about last year's abduction for the first time.

South African success in Saturday's World Cup final would see their first black captain Siya Kolisi lift the trophy in a landmark moment.

French side Nice will not release forward Ignatius Ganago for Cameroon's squad at the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana call-up seven new players for its upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the FA launches a #BringBackTheLove campaign.

Haringey fans come out in force as their side lose their re-arranged FA Cup tie to Yeovil Town, 10 days after it was abandoned over racism allegations.

When Algeria won independence from France in 1962, thousands of "Harkis" who had fought for the French, faced brutal persecution.