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Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns

People are trekking under "blistering" heat to escape "horrific circumstances", the BBC is told.

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

The 65-year-old suspect is also charged with visa fraud while seeking to become a US citizen in 2003.

ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa's government

The finance minister drops a planned VAT increase after one party in the coalition government goes to court.

Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates

Tanzanian bananas are among the things hit in the dispute after Malawi stopped them from entering.

Arsenal urged to put Visit Rwanda 'financial gains' aside

A group of Arsenal fans believe the Premier League club should not renew its sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda if it "values standards".

Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group

This is the deadliest known attack since insurgents began operating in Benin at the beginning of the decade.

DR Congo and M23 rebels agree ceasefire deal in Qatar talks

Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an "immediate cessation of hostilities" in latest truce deal.

South Africa and Ukraine woo each other - as relationships with Trump turn sour

Volodymyr Zelensky ends an historic visit to South Africa to counter Russia's influence on the continent.

Could this be the end of the road for Tanzania's great survivor?

Tundu Lissu has survived against the political odds over the years but has now been charged with treason.

Will the next pope be from Africa?

Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

Africa remembers Pope who spoke for the continent

African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.

Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred Ethiopia

Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.

They fled two civil wars but are stranded at border as new conflict resumes

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

Fire, fronds and flax: Africa's top shots

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