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King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.

Residents who heard gunfire overnight thought it was a military exercise at the site in Kaduna state.

South Africa's Patrice Motsepe is the new president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after being elected unopposed on Friday.

Triathlete Mhlengi Gwala had his leg amputated due to complications from the wound he sustained from the attack in South Africa.

The star, who also had roles in 24, NCIS, Days of Our Lives, is killed in a kiteboarding accident.

The king, one of South Africa's most influential traditional leaders, had ruled since 1968.

The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

A militant Islamist insurgency in north-east Mozambique has forced half a million people to flee for fear of beheadings and abductions.

Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer, the authorities say, days after his 56th birthday.

The president has coronavirus and has had a cardiac arrest, an opposition leader tells the BBC.

Explosions at a munitions depot in the main city Bata led to more than 100 deaths.

Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?

The harrowing tales from Uganda from the families of those who have been detained after a series of raids.

Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.

James Ibori stole the money while he was governor of Nigeria's Delta State in the early 2000s.

Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou is the recipient of the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for leadership.

The Confederation of African Football cancels the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations just five days before kick off.

Naomi Adamu was abducted by Islamist militants from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 and spent three years in captivity.