Three children were rescued on Tuesday reportedly found clinging to trees after their bus was swept away.
Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.
A UN human rights panel says the deal "fails to guarantee" the rights of Chagossians.
Senegal beat England 3-1 at the City Ground on Tuesday to claim a first win for an African nation over England in 22 attempts.
Three children have been found alive, with search and rescue operations suspended for the night.
Albert Ojwang did not die of self-inflicted injuries, pathologists say, contradicting the police.
Three opposition politicians and the former speaker of parliament have been charged over last year's Capitol fire.
A festival in south-west Nigeria combines fashion and fun connecting people to their roots.
It comes after the 71-year-old’s comments at a political rally in Paris inflamed ruling party officials back home.
Police say Albert Ojwang injured himself in a cell, but Amnesty calls the death "suspicious".
Kigali accuses the central African organisation Eccas of pandering to the demands of Kinshasa.
Military police are investigating the alleged incident near the British army's training camp in Kenya
Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.
How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.
The blaze broke out a day after protests over plans to oust former speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa.
Bryan Mbeumo has become one of the most sought-after players in the English Premier League.
Why models from South Sudan, a lush but troubled nation, are sought after by the big fashion brands.
The Russian mercenary group is leaving amid an uptick in deadly Islamist insurgent attacks.
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Botswana, one of the world's biggest diamond producers, has been struck by a global decline in the market.
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