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As many as 40 tonnes of heroin could be passing through Mozambique every year, in a trade that is boosted by the use of mobile phone apps.

Leaders agree to set up embassies in their respective capitals after almost 20 years of hostility.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) bans Kenyan referee, Aden Marwa, from all football activities for life.

The two leaders meet to seal a deal ending a two decade-old border dispute that led to a bloody war.

Deriding Africa's former colonial rulers will not solve the continent's many problems, writes Nigerian journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

BBC Africa One Minute Stories meets James Maina Mwangi - the self-proclaimed smartest man in the world.

The theme of this year's Durban July was "It Is Time" - and race-goers did not disappoint.

It is the first large-scale attack launched by al-Shabab militants since Ramadan began.

Libyan politicians lack the clout to rein in people-smugglers once controlled by former strongman Muammar Gaddafi, writes the BBC's Farouk Chothia.

Championship club Brentford sign Algeria international Said Benrahma from French side Nice for an undisclosed fee.

Fourteen of France's footballers are eligible to play for African nations - including teenage star Kylian Mbappé.

Mozambique's national airline has been struggling to get fuel for its planes.

Omari Monono was at his aunt's house where he often played, police say.

Belgian Sven Vandenbroeck is named as the new coach of Zambia to replace Wedson Nyirenda who resigned in May.

A Tilapia farmer hopes the ban will increase production in the country.

Buying glasses with the correct lenses can be expensive - but it doesn't have to be this way.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

The government plans to set up ranches across the country to end land conflict, will it work?

The Congolese woman threatened to push away a ladder as police tried to reach her, say officials.

Alexander Monson, the son of a British Lord, died of brain injuries while in police custody in Kenya.