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As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.

The US imposed sanctions on Rwanda's army over its role in the conflict in DR Congo.

An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.

What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?

The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn on a decision taken last December.

The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn on a decision taken last December.

Yiech Pur Biel leads the first ever refugee team to take part at the Youth Olympics.

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a review into December's decision to host it every four years instead.

The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.

The nun who rehabilitates child victims of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army

More than 20 heads of state arrived at the summit.

Families affected tell the BBC they want answers and financial help as Amnesty says a crackdown continues.

Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the concluding two matches of his side's one-day international series in Namibia after fracturing his finger.

Arno Yafunga Botay fled DR Congo with his family in 2017 and will compete at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is relishing being back in his native South Africa as he prepares to face his former club Stormers after recovering from ankle surgery.

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.