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Laurent Gbagbo will remain in custody in The Hague after prosecutors appealed against his release.

Children at one squalid home seen by the BBC said they had been beaten and neglected by their carers.

Of 124 coffees in the world, we only drink two, but we need to protect all of them, say scientists.

The young people who make a living from taking people for horse rides on Nigeria's beaches.

Strong winds bring thick dust to the Egyptian capital, forcing people to find cover.

Take a look at the evidence raised by some who doubt the results of the historic presidential poll.

It would be the second case of a Canadian going missing in the West African country in recent weeks.

Cardiff City are interested in signing Everton striker Oumar Niasse on loan, with an option to make the move permanent.

President Uhuru Kenyatta vows to catch those behind the attack on Nairobi's Dusit hotel complex.

People who escaped an al-Shabab attack on an upmarket Kenyan hotel share their stories.

Ethnic violence took place in four western villages over three days last month, the UN says.

The attack on the DusitD2 hotel forced guests into hiding, Andrew Harding reports from Nairobi.

Kenyans are outraged at a picture of victims' bodies which is being published in Western media.

Mali's Bassira Toure signs in Spain for Malaga from local side AS Mande after impressing at the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Opposition activist Pastor Mawarire is taken from his home as fuel price protests enter their third day.

Former Cameroon captain Stephane Mbia ends his contract with French club Toulouse.

British-Nigerian choreographer Zizi, who's worked with Drake and Rihanna, says the world is looking to Lagos for the latest moves.

Why are Bayern Munich attempting to make Callum Hudson-Odoi the most expensive English teenager ever, and can he live up to the hype?

Model Judith Heard hopes her story of sexual abuse will prompt other women to tell their stories - and to support one another.

People are being evacuated from the Dusit hotel complex after two explosions and gunfire were heard.