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The activist has condemned France's influence in West Africa and been accused of being a "Russian mouthpiece".
Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country.
What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.
A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.
William Ruto says Kenyans speak "some of the best English in the world" while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.
Madina Okot only started playing basketball six years ago, but the Kenyan's rapid rise has seen her set a WNBA milestone at the age of 21.
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.
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