An African fairytale

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Botswana played a crucial role in the romance - but the love for Africa goes far further.

Worst wives club

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It's easy to condemn the wives of autocrats - but why do we expect more of them than their husbands?

Benghazi ‘ringleader’ cleared of most serious charges

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But the alleged ringleader of the deadly 2012 US consulate attack in Libya is convicted of terror charges.

Islamic mystics

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A massacre at a mosque linked to Sufi Muslims in Sinai has thrown a spotlight on Islamic mysticism.

C4 Pedro: ‘Don’t call me the King of Kizomba’

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Kizomba is a style of Angolan music and C4 Pedro is one of the biggest names in the genre.

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa offers amnesty for funds stashed abroad

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The new leader is looking to recoup "huge sums of money" to help boost Zimbabwe's ailing economy.

Nigerian chef cooks efo riro with stockfish

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Nigerian chef Michael Elegbde prepares efo riro with stockfish for the BBC.

France’s Macron outlines new approach to African policy

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The French president said he was "from a generation that would not tell Africans what to do".

Shell accused of abuses in Nigeria’s Ogoniland

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The oil firm should be investigated for alleged complicity in "horrific crimes", Amnesty says.

Boko Haram founder’s home ‘to be museum’

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The house will document the Islamist militants' rise and fall in Nigeria, an official says.