Africa

Zeinab Badawi visits Aksum in Ethiopia - home, according to local tradition, of the legendary Queen of Sheba and the sacred Ark of the Covenant.

Senegal's parliamentary elections on 30 July are widely seen as a test run of the 2019 presidential polls.

Italy's cabinet backs sending ships, planes and personnel - but Libya denies asking for such help.

The fighting in the Kasai provinces has caused one of the world's worst "displacement crises", the UN says.

A constitutional change has been recommended to make sign language South Africa's 12th official language.

They were killed during an operation to free a group abducted by Boko Haram, the army says.

As a Fifa investigation into match-fixing in Sierra Leone moves a step closer there is a mixed reaction form those being looked into.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Welcoming a drop in the number of reported attacks against people with albinism, a United Nations human rights expert has concluded that this group of people in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread attitudes that lead to violence against them.

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping operations has warned that the increased intensity of attacks on civilians and peacekeepers is bringing Central African Republic (CAR) to the tipping point.

Set to arrive in Libya next week, the new United Nations Special Representative said that he was coming to Tripoli to work with the Libyans, in an attempt to help find a solution out of the political crisis that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and pushed the country into a crisis that sees thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing to Europe and other countries in Africa.

Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio is sacked by Egyptian giants Zamalek after less than four months in charge of the Cairo based side.

Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr says he decided to move to French side Stade Rennes ahead of a proposed move to Spanish giants Barcelona.

How child malnutrition affects communities across Ghana.

The centre encourages women to open up emotionally, as well as teaching cooking and other skills.

The United Nations deputy chief wrapped up her visit to two African countries &#8211 Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo &#8211 where today she stressed the importance of women&#39s participation in peace, security and development processes.

The United Nations advocate for ending sexual violence in conflict has welcomed the surrender of fugitive rebel leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), known as MONUSCO.

The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the Joint Declaration issued after a meeting between two Libyan political figures and urged all Libyans to support its calls for a negotiated political solution, national reconciliation, and an immediate ceasefire.

The EU wants to shut down the migrant route from Libya, but deaths on the Mediterranean are on the rise.

Pallbearers are lifting the mood in Ghana with flamboyant coffin-carrying displays.