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Central African Republic seek inspiration from Guinea Bissau as they seek to qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations finals.

A conservationist who helped reintroduce the black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by the animal.

Troops will be deployed to help put out bushfires and protect properties in the popular tourist town.

Militants say they killed 61 government troops, but there is no independent confirmation of this.

The first major new railway in Kenya for more than a century has some challenging goals to meet if it is justify its high cost.

Waves crashed over coastal barriers and travelled into a seaside car park in a storm which has put an end to the biggest drought in a century in Cape Town.

Fossils of modern humans uncovered in north Africa are at least 300,000 years old.

Some people in Mozambique believe that the heads of bald men contain gold.

Sierra Leone forward Alhaji Kamara vows to carry on playing despite the recent death of his elder brother Bai Sama Kamara.

Singer Teddy Afro reaches number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.

This was the third time in three years that voters in Lesotho elected a new government

In our series of letters from African journalists, Yousra Elbagir criticises the Sudanese government's failure to get to grips with a cholera pandemic.

A German scientist says a tree he discovered in Tanzania is Africa's tallest.

The day-to-day antics of a polygamous South African family sets Twitter alight.

WorldRemit CEO Ismail Ahmed, who fled his homeland to study in London, talks about turning challenges into opportunities.

The photographers trying to change perceptions of Africa.

Visiting the boxers of Kinshasa, 43 years after Ali and Foreman fought in the Rumble in the Jungle.

The app making health insurance more affordable for low-income communities in Tanzania.

Afro Fiesta are from Democratic Republic of Congo but are based in South Africa. Their music is heavily political - especially in relation to their home country.

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