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Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

A presidential adviser has told the BBC that President Patrice Talon is in a safe location.

Mohamed Salah says he has been "thrown under the bus" at Liverpool and his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has broken down.

Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.

Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.

Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.

Find out who has been called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.

J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.

There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

South Africa extend head coach Rassie Erasmus' contract until the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.

Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.