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Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, reports say.

Nigeria beat Benin 1-0 in injury time are through to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Lesotho and Sierra Leone draw 0-0.

Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key shipping route.

Some South African medics are going to court to seek permission to prescribe Ivermectin to Covid patients.

Tanzanians finish a week of public events by paying their last respects to their former leader.

A 3-0 win in Niger for Ivory Coast sends the Elephants to Cameroon with a game to spare.

Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in the 1994 mass killings.

There is growing international pressure on Ethiopia to end fighting that has displaced thousands.

Francis Ngannou says he wants to "prove anything is possible" as he looks to become the UFC's first African-born heavyweight champion in Stipe Miocic rematch.

The Gambia qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations when beating Angola 1-0, joining Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Egypt, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea in qualifying on Thursday.

Thousands of young people took to the streets earlier this month, in anti-government protests.

Islanders Comoros make history when drawing with Togo to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to extinction.

Four passengers were taken out of buses after an apparent ambush and shot dead, MSF says.

Japanese firm Shoei Kisen Kaisha says dislodging the Ever Given is proving "extremely difficult".

Agaezichi Joy is challenging stereotypes as a mother with spinal muscular atrophy.

The "priceless" work in Aberdeen is described as having been looted by British soldiers in Africa in 1897.

A photography exhibition in Somalia by two women challenges the way the country is seen.

An information war has been raging over the Tigray conflict with both sides sharing misleading claims.

The royal family will mourn King Zwelithini for three months, and will then decide on his successor.