Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home

DR Congo are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1974, with fans in Kinshasa celebrating the team's 1-0 play-off win over Jamaica.

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Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.

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Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

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Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

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Senegalese fans celebrate their team's victory at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

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Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

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According to reports, the boat had suffered motor failure before drifting to the edge of the dam.

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Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.

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A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.

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Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show.

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Crowds celebrated in the streets of the capital Antananarivo after an elite army unit said it had seized power from the president.

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Botswana's diamond-reliant economy is under strain - the main diamond company saw a 50% drop in sales last year.

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The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.

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Turkish authorities hope the youngster, named Zeytin, can soon be returned to his native Nigeria.

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Following the gold-rush in Lomera, the village population has increased from 1,500 to 12,000 in less than a year.

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The BBC revisits the city of Goma six months after it was seized by M23 rebels.

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The BBC's Ian Wafula is in central Nairobi amid the protests to honour those killed a year ago.

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The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

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El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.

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