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Somali-born model Waris Dirie on convincing her mother to stop relatives undergoing the practice.

Amira Bouraoui, banned from leaving Algeria, makes it to France via Tunisia sparking a diplomatic row.

Kidnapping gangs have spread terror across Nigeria - how will this affect this month's elections?

A Somali survivor of the huge earthquake which struck southern Turkey says his family are being taken care of by locals.

A Togolese and Nigerian survivors say the situation, following the earthquake in Turkey, was apocalyptic.

Amid Russia's isolation, its friendship with Mali blossoms, but has it stopped jihadist violence?

Many Nigerians in the diaspora will not be voting in the elections as the country doesn't allow its citizens to vote from outside Nigeria.

The Ghanaian music genre was huge in the 90s, and its legacy lives on in Afrobeats.

BBC News Africa sat down with Ugandan artist Eddy Kenzo to talk about his Grammy nomination.

"When the spirit is with you, you do not get tired," says one South Sudanese woman after walking 300km.

Rabiu Kwankwaso's hat is a symbol of his ambition and his achievements as he vies for Nigeria's presidency.

The holy men hope to heal South Sudan, the world's newest nation, overcoming a brutal civil war.

How democracy is faring as President Samia dismantles some of her predecessor's dictatorial policies.

The man behind a new pro-Kremlin social media network tells the BBC he wants Africa to embrace Russia.

The tailors relying on generators in Nigeria's oil-rich region - a key electoral battle ground.

The BBC has seen evidence of how officers pose as dates online to seek out and arrest their targets.

Portraits of communities devastated by the worst recorded floods in Nigeria.

Somalia's music scene is booming once again after years of conflict and Islamist threats.

Bilal al-Sudani was a key figure in growing the Islamic State's presence in Africa, the US says.

A media officer for the Confederation of African Football who has been suspended for "indecent conduct" denies wrongdoing.