African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire

Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.

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Congo-Brazzaville suspended from international football

Football's world governing body suspends Congo-Brazzaville from internationals because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's FA.

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Stylish earrings to gold shoes on show at South Africa's biggest political event

A collection of some of the best outfits from the State of the Nation Address.

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Boss ladies and holy men: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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Ugandan rugby international jailed for rape in the UK

Philip Pariyo had represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealths in Glasgow before disappearing.

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Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo

President Lazarus Chakwera says the withdrawal will pave the way for peace negotiations.

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The one-legged 'hopping' sport of balance and endurance

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.

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Seventeen children burnt to death in Nigeria school fire

The fire is said to have broken out in a nearby house and spread to the school while the children were asleep.

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'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies

The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.

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UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal

The Mauritian prime minister had said the renegotiated deal linked payments to inflation.

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S Africa church apologises over exposing children to risk from abuser

John Smyth moved to South Africa from Zimbabwe where he abused young people at Christian camps he ran.

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South Africa's president calls Musk to calm Trump land row

President Trump, who Elon Musk advises, has threatened to cut funding over South Africa's land policy.

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Five sentenced to death in Nigeria over 'witchcraft' murder

The men attacked the 67-year-old female victim after one of their wives had a dream about her.

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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak

There is currently no approved vaccine for the highly contagious and deadly Sudan strain of Ebola.

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Ghana football fan stabbed to death during match violence

The next round of league matches have been suspended while the authorities investigate the death.

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Tems sees off Yemi Alade and Burna Boy to win Grammy

Tems is the first Nigerian to win two Grammys after taking the Best Africa Music Performance prize.

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India thrash South Africa to win U19 T20 World Cup

India win the Under-19 T20 World Cup with a thumping nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the final.

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Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

President Cyril Ramaphosa last month signed into law a bill aimed at speeding up land reform.

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'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control

More than 700 people died as fighters from the M23 group captured the eastern city of Goma.

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Arsenal, PSG and Bayern urged to end Visit Rwanda deals

DR Congo calls on Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich to end their “blood stained” sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the country.

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