BBC Africa

Blogger Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with a condition that stopped the growth of her limbs.

BBC Africa staff read extracts from Binyavanga Wainaina's satirical essay in tribute to the late writer.

Frenchman Patrice Neveu is appointed as coach of Gabon to replace Daniel Cousin.

Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent.

A selection of photos from across Africa this week.

Kampala's mayor says a new law will curb the commercial and sexual exploitation of children.

The wreck of the Clotilda, which smuggled slaves to the US, is found after a year-long search.

Asamoah Gyan is included in Ghana's provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations after reversing his decision to retire from the national team.

Young Nigerian players are being conned, lured by false promises about their future football careers.

The government cites a growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops.

Youssuf Mulumbu is among six loan players to leave Kilmarnock after the club secured third place in the Scottish Premiership.

In a non-binding vote, the General Assembly demands the UK give the islands back to Mauritius.

Former France youth international Giannelli Imbula receives a first Leopards call up ahead of the tournament in Egypt.

Gabon's president sacks his vice-president and forestry minister amid a timber-smuggling scandal.

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan reverses his decision to retire from international football after speaking to the country's president.

Prize-winning writer and critic Binyavanga Wainaina dies at the age of 48.

When Ugandan MPs tried to introduce life imprisonment and the death penalty for gay sex, a small group of activists spoke out. Victor Mukasa was one of them.

Rapper Ayman Maw joined Sudan's pro-democracy protesters after returning from exile in the US.

A new film explores the little-known story of Germany's mixed-race population in the 1930s and 1940s.

Thirty-one years after he was left for dead, one of the taxi-driver's victims has his day in court.