Tourists sexually assaulted in Senegal’s Casamance region

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Earlier this month, gunmen killed 14 people in the same restive region of Casamance.

Donald Trump meets Rwanda’s Kagame at the World Economic Forum

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The US president and the new head of the African Union both sang the praises of each others' countries.

Cocoa smuggling: ‘We have no choice’

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More and more cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are smuggling their crop into Ghana.

Africa’s week in pictures: 19 – 25 January 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Modern humans left Africa much earlier

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Researchers identify the remains of the earliest known modern humans to have left Africa.

Swede Thomas Dennerby to coach Nigeria’s women’s team

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Thomas Dennerby, who led Sweden to third place at the 2011 Women's World Cup, takes charge of Nigeria's Super Falcons on a three-year deal.

Zambian ‘sex drugs’ land men in cholera centre

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Three Zambians are admitted to a cholera centre after taking "sex enhancing" herbs which made them sick.

King Ramses II statue moved to Grand Egyptian Museum

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The 3,200 year old statue of King Ramses II is being moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Could broadcasting school lessons solve Africa’s education crisis?

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Could broadcasting school lessons solve Africa's education crisis? The BBC spoke to a pupil in the Democratic Republic of Congo who is learning through the radio.

German Antoine Hey asks to quit Rwanda coaching role

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Rwanda head coach Antoine Hey asks the country's football federation to terminate his contract, just two days after their CHAN elimination.