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King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.

The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

A militant Islamist insurgency has forced half a million people to flee, amid fears of beheadings and abductions.

Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?

Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.

Actress Nomzamo Mbatha on the importance of Coming 2 America "celebrating blackness" on screen.

Ten years ago, Egyptians took to the streets calling for the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak

Dr Michael K Obeng, who operated on Tessica Brown, says she will make a full recovery.

Souadou Niang used to clean hotel rooms but she rose through the ranks and now owns her own hotel in Senegal.

Caster Semenya will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

The defence minister said people should at times provide their own security but it is not that easy.

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed.

Do real-life couples face the same difficulties as those depicted in the Bollywood-Nollywood crossover?

They are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth.

How to master Xhosa tongue-twisters as South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth changes its name.

Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but most have yet to start.

One of Africa's biggest clubs - Zamalek - is accused of 'immoral' and 'merciless' behaviour as it allegedly 'exploited' the contract of a player it no longer wanted.

Fallou Diop won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17.

Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds.