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A Samsung tablet obtained by the BBC unveils chilling details of how mercenaries fought in Libya’s war.

Algeria is one of several Mediterranean countries to face devastating wildfires.

The economy is struggling and there's a tense political atmosphere ahead of Thursday's elections.

Abiy Ahmed has asked all "capable" Ethiopians to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan rebels.

Nigeria says there was "no justification" for an official's mistreatment by immigration officers.

A man who died is found to have had the highly infectious virus, the first human case in West Africa.

Tanzania's president says there were people who doubted she was qualified.

When Samia Suluhu Hassan first became Tanzania's president some doubted her, she tells the BBC.

Lizben Agha was held for weeks without charge after becoming caught up with the three men's arrest.

BBC Sport Africa's Celestine Karoney digs out Africa's golden moments from Tokyo 2020.

How three teenagers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea ended up in Malta accused of terrorism.

Mocímboa da Praia was the Islamist militants' last stronghold in northern Mozambique, Rwanda says.

More than 270 girls were seized by Islamist militants in 2014, and many of them are still missing.

Memory Machaya's death at a church leads to calls for the government to end forced child marriage.

DJs have found themselves in the unusual position of playing music in virtually empty Olympic stadiums.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge claims victory in the men's marathon at Tokyo 2020 to become the first athlete since 1980 to retain an Olympic marathon title.

Highly decorated policeman Abba Kyari's reputation is under scrutiny over alleged fraud.

The Great Boat of King Khufu is more than 4,500 years old, and was found virtually intact in 1954.

Peres Jepchirchir wins the women's marathon at Tokyo 2020 as Kenya claim a one-two in sweltering 28C heat in Japan's northern city of Sapporo.

Descendants of victims of Germany's atrocities in Namibia say the money offered is not nearly enough.