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A suspected Islamist armed group killed 30 civilians, army soldiers and pro-government militiamen in a series of attacks in northern Burkina Faso, near the border with Niger, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

Forces from the Tigray region have taken control of Lalibela, home to famed rock-hewn churches.

Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as a site to test the potential for truffle production in South Africa. After years of trial and error, today Miros is a pioneer of South Africa’s budding truffle cultivation industry.

Kenyan manga artist Shin explains his passion for Japanese comics and what it takes to make a great one.

Twenty-four Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the troubled Lake Chad region, a senior local official said Thursday. 

Hugues Fabrice Zango wins Burkina Faso’s first ever Olympic medal as Kenya’s Abel Kipsang sets a new Olympic record on day 13 of the Tokyo Games.

Peter Bol’s Olympics has delighted Australians, becoming a “symbol of what we can aspire to be”.

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and the national armed forces, according to party rivals. They say Machar was deposed following a three-day gathering of senior members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO). Machar was a pivotal figure in South Sudan’s descent into civil war in 2013 and his removal could upset the delicate post-conflict balance in the country.

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) has lost a battle to keep up operations in Cameroon’s northwest. Communities in the English-speaking region have been caught in devastating fighting between security forces and Anglophone separatists for four years. The violence has killed more than 3,000 people and forced one million from their homes. Despite the crisis, Cameroon’s government suspended MSF’s work in the region at the end of last year and talks to reverse the decision have hit an impasse.

At least 16 people were knifed to death weeks after being taken hostage in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, in bloodletting blamed on armed Islamists, military and local sources said Tuesday.

Amid a surge in Covid-19 infections, Nigeria’s frontline doctors have begun an indefinite strike. The country’s Association of Resident Doctors says the government has ignored their demands, which include months of back pay and bonuses for treating coronavirus patients. As France 24’s Sam Olukoya reports, it’s the fourth time doctors have gone on strike since the start of the pandemic.

Tunisian President Kais Saied relieved the finance and economy minister and the communications and technologies minister – who is also acting agriculture and water resources minister – from their positions, the presidency said on its Facebook page Monday.

Dr. Tshepang Tshube says it is vital for elite athletes like Simone Biles to protect their mental health.

“Kenya 1” aka Nyambura Kariuki, shares her thoughts on being Kenya’s first ever female paraglider.

Madagascar on Sunday announced the arrest of five generals as well as high-ranking police officers in connection with a failed attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina, the attorney general said.

Nigerian students often dissect “unclaimed” bodies from mortuaries but some are victims of police violence.

Fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a “terrorist” attack in southwest Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, the defence ministry announced Sunday.

Tunisian security forces have arrested two MPs from an Islamist party opposed to a power grab by President Kais Saied, their party said Sunday.

Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours, a Reuters witness said.

Some farmers are growing sunflowers to boost their incomes after a ban on exports of the khat plant.

Three Nigerian women confront the prejudice they have faced on their fertility journeys.

Rebels killed six civilians and wounded several others Saturday in an attack on a village in the northeast of the volatile Central African Republic, the UN peacekeeping mission said.

Parents of schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria describe their trauma, and dilemma over the ransom demands.

Mali’s transitional government is conscious of its commitment to a fixed deadline for arranging elections to restore democracy after last year’s coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said on Friday.

Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a member of parliament who condemned President Kais Saied’s power grab as a “military coup”, his party said.

Triple jumper Nadia Eke talks dance, jollof and wellbeing as she prepares to compete at Tokyo 2020.

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum says that his country must work hard to keep girls in school.

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

Top Kenyan female athletes have been juggling parenting and training for the Tokyo Olympics.

The worst unrest since white-minority rule ended has left deep scars, especially in the coastal city of Durban.

Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, tipped as Equatorial Guinea’s next leader, is under sanctions in the UK and France.

President Samia Suluhu’s decision to have a Covid vaccine marks a change of approach for Tanzania.

Christopher Arundell grew up in the UK but after doing time in jail is being deported to Zimbabwe.

Nigeria’s plan to have Sunday Igboho extradited are fading as he faces criminal accusations in Benin.