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Ghana's president has declared the Year of Return targeting the African diaspora a great success - but is he right?

A 15-minute surgery can prevent blindness from trachoma, which affects two million people worldwide.

Jane took to bricklaying when life got tough despite men telling her it's not a woman's job.

High-end bespoke children's clothing is starting to take off in Nigeria.

Some cultures exchange money before a marriage, but should we continue the Bride Price tradition?

A plan by Nigeria's south-western states to start a new security unit divides the country.

Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.

Lesotho's prime minister and his wife are caught up in an investigation into the death of his former partner.

Danfo is a way for party-goers to reach the city’s hot spots in an affordable way.

Desert locust swarms which are devouring crops in East Africa are forcing farmers into desperate measures.

Ordinary Congolese hoped Felix Tshisekedi would transform their lives when he became president.

Falesi Mwajomba and a group of cervical cancer survivors are encouraging other women to get screened.

The Benin bronze, known as an "okukor", was bequeathed to Jesus College in Cambridge in 1930.

The UN mission says it will investigate the killing of a man during protests in the city of Beni.

Zimbabwe defender Teenage Hadebe has been unable to travel back to his Turkish base as he struggles to get his passport renewed.

German Carolin Braun is the first female coach to sit on the bench for Botswana.

Former Cameroon forward Pierre Webo joins Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir as an assistant coach.

The truck landed on the woman's car in the city of Port Elizabeth, leaving her trapped inside.

Nigerian author and Nobel prize winner Prof Wole Soyinka was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.

Feronia, 38% owned by the UK government’s development bank, is accused of dumping toxic waste into the rivers used for drinking water, says Human Rights Watch.