Nearly half of the population has been affected and the country needs around $1bn in assistance.

The 24-year-old was destined for greatness before his untimely death in a car accident in February.

Globally, Cape Town is ranked 54th and has seen its position on the Skytrax list drop in recent years.

Turkey's Karpowership says it is only powering essential services in Freetown over an unpaid bill by the state.

Trhas Tesfay was a champion cyclist in Ethiopia but came to the UK last year to seek asylum.

Zeinab Mohammed Salih reflects on what has happened to Sudan since fighting broke out a year ago.

Slam poet Emi Mahmoud wants the world not to forget Sudan, one year into its civil war.

The bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was swept off the road.

Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.

The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.

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