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135 killed in football stadium crush, Guinea rights groups say /in /by

Estimate based on information from hospital, cemeteries, families, witnesses and other sources.

What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters in seven charts /in /by

Ghanaians are about to elect a new president amid concerns about inflation, unemployment and debt.

What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts /in /by

Ghanaians are about to elect a new president amid concerns about inflation, unemployment and debt.

What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts /in /by

Ghanaians are about to elect a new president amid concerns about inflation, unemployment and debt.

Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll /in /by

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins with 57% of the vote but her rival said there was electoral malpractice.

Bastos breaks new ground for Africa in Copa Libertadores /in /by

After Angola's Bastos became the first African to win the Copa Libertadores, could his triumph with Botafogo open more doors for footballers from the continent?

Bastos breaks new ground for Africa in Copa Libertadores /in /by

After Angola's Bastos became the first African to win the Copa Libertadores, could his triumph with Botafogo open more doors for footballers from the continent?

Biden ‘proud’ to be in Angola for unprecedented visit /in /by

The US is backing a new train link to boost trade, seen as an effort to counter China's influence.

Hundreds of Nigerian homes seized in huge anti-graft case /in /by

The anti-graft agency says they belonged to an ex-top government official but has not revealed who.

Cambridge finds 350,000 African artefacts in storage /in /by

The vast majority are in stores and they range from Maasai armlets and dodo skeletons to fossils.