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Massacres scar the Sudanese town of el-Geneina, now a near-empty city as the 19-month war grinds on.

Massacres scar the Sudanese town of el-Geneina, now a near-empty city as the 19-month war grinds on.

Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan are named male and female athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards.

Abdul Nondo's reported kidnapping follows the abduction and killing of another opposition figure in September.

This is the latest incident on the country's inland waterways where regulations are rarely enforced.

Presidential candidate Panduleni Itula alleges electoral malpractice after voting was extended.

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

The 50-year-old is being held after being extradited from Italy, according to reports.

The announcement comes after Mauritius's new prime minister expressed doubts over the deal.

Hundreds have reportedly detained in recent weeks as relations between the two countries worsen.

Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed.

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.

The Central African nation cites "sovereignty" as it ends a years-long deal with its former colonial ruler.

The Central African nation cites "sovereignty" as it ends a years-long deal with its former colonial ruler.

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.