"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor tells the BBC.
Football's world governing body suspends Congo-Brazzaville from internationals because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's FA.
UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis says Sean Strickland's insults will not affect him before their bout at UFC 312.
A collection of some of the best outfits from the State of the Nation Address.
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Militants in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia have become the beating heart of Islamic State in Africa.
Philip Pariyo had represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealths in Glasgow before disappearing.
President Lazarus Chakwera says the withdrawal will pave the way for peace negotiations.
Johannesburg is known as a dangerous city, but some people are working to change that reputation.
Willy Mignon is remembered as a "fighter" who pioneering a whole new dance style.
As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were attacked, the UN says.
The hopping game of langa, played for generations in parts of West Africa, demands endurance in seeking to find a place on the global stage.
The fire is said to have broken out in a nearby house and spread to the school while the children were asleep.
The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.
The Mauritian prime minister had said the renegotiated deal linked payments to inflation.
The African nation exports its cashews in raw form, but processing them would be more lucrative.
John Smyth moved to South Africa from Zimbabwe where he abused young people at Christian camps he ran.
President Trump, who Elon Musk advises, has threatened to cut funding over South Africa's land policy.
The men attacked the 67-year-old female victim after one of their wives had a dream about her.
There is currently no approved vaccine for the highly contagious and deadly Sudan strain of Ebola.
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