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The appointment of a dead opposition politician to a presidential panel caused embarrassment.

Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum.

Hodan Mohamud Diiriye faced a firing squad after being found guilty of beating Saabirin Saylaan to death.

The correspondence describes arrangements for a meal and there is no indication of wrongdoing by Zuma.

Those defacing the currency could face seven years in jail, the central bank says ahead of Valentine's Day.

Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria's biggest city, but officials deny this.

Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

The US president labels Noah a "total loser" over a joke he told on stage during the awards ceremony.

Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

The 24-year-old bagged her second-ever Grammy beating three Nigerians and a Ugandan.

They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

South Africa's sports minister Gayton McKenzie says "no formal decision" has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

South Africa's sports minister Gayton McKenzie says "no formal decision" has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed.

A law firm says it is representing the families of six people who holidayed in Cape Verde.

The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

BBC Scotland looks at the rise of Motherwell's Tawanda Maswanhise this season.