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- 'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
- Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest
Opposition supporters are angry that the president's main challengers are in jail or have been disqualified.
- Trump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans
The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.
- Sudan RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings
The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.
- Reports of mass killings in Sudan have echoes of its dark past
Some are warning of a genocide unfolding in Darfur - violence that is linked to killings there 20 years ago.
- Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation
Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.
- South Africa thrash woeful England to reach World Cup final
England suffer a 125-run defeat by South Africa in the World Cup semi-final after Laura Wolvaardt's majestic 169 and Marizanne Kapp's five-wicket haul.
- New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city
RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.
- A simple guide to what is happening in Sudan
Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.
- Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafcon
Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year's tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women's Africa Cup of Nations debut.
- Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
- 'Football is life' - The Gambian administrator on a mission
Sainey Mboge was labelled a "bad influence" as a child, just for playing football. But now the Gambian is having the last laugh, having built a career in the game.
- The 92-year-old president who never loses
Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by winning a heavily disputed election.
- A coronation not a contest - Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition
President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
- Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war
The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.
- Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election
The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth or luck have driven attacks.
- We will never accept stolen votes, says Cameroon opposition leader
Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is adamant that he's the winner of the presidential election.
- 'It became one of the children' - Kenyan family on adopting orphaned cheetah cub
Their neighbours, who raise livestock, told the family to get rid of the wild animal.
- Wafcon expansion offers 'great exposure' - Chawinga
The expansion of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations is a "great boost" to teams that have never qualified for the finals, says Malawi captain Tabitha Chawinga.
- Finery and frailty: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.