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Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.

Families dig with their bare hands for loved ones buried under the mud of landslides.

Crowd trouble forces the first football match of the Olympics to be delayed by almost two hours, with Morocco finally beating Argentina 2-1 in an empty stadium.

The scammers were posing as young women online to trick people into sending sexually explicit material.

The opposition has been given key portfolios, as the president tries to quell anti-government protests.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

Nigeria and Zambia can win women's Olympic football medals for the first time, says Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Protesters defied a ban to march on the country's parliament amid anger over corruption on Tuesday.

Police say the multi-million dollar lab was operating on an "industrial scale".

President Tinubu says cost-of-living protests planned for next week have 'sinister motives'.

Amadu Koita Makalo was sentenced for 182 years on charges including treason and murder.

South Sudan is using basketball to forge a new identity for a country whose early history was defined by war, says Luol Deng.

The deaths of dozens of protesters has further eroded scant trust in the security forces.

The deaths of dozens of protesters has further eroded scant trust in the security forces.

Morocco's Noor Slaoui will become the first person from the Middle East and North Africa region to compete in eventing at the Olympics.

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

A vast new oil refinery in Nigeria is aiming to reduce the price of petrol in the country.