Senegal opposition leaders freed days before poll

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Despite spending months in prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is one of the favourites in this month's election.

Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capital

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Security forces say they have ended the 12-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen.

60 migrants die in dinghy in Med, survivors say

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Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.

Zimbabwe police hold sect leader and free children

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Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led an Apostolic sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

Major internet outages reported across Africa

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Outages have been reported in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Zimbabwe police hold sect leader and free children

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Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led an Apostolic sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

Nigeria won’t pay ‘a dime’ to kidnappers – president

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A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".