Kenya election law amendment takes effect

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It is now more difficult for the Supreme Court to annul elections, as it did in September.

Wydad are crowned African champions

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Morocco's Wydad Casablanca win the African Champions League for the second time in their history after victory over Egypt's Al Ahly in the final.

Oscar Pistorius: Prosecutors appeal for longer sentence

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Prosecutors tell South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal he should be jailed for 15 years, not six.

Bird flu hits South Africa’s poultry industry

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An outbreak of bird flu has hit the poultry industry in South Africa.

Africa’s top shots: 27 October-2 November 2017

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

Cultural colonialism

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Journalist Elizabeth Ohene argues that African identities remain in thrall to the continent's colonial past.

Reality Check

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Do people on South Africa's farms get killed more often than other people in the country?

Tulip Mazumdar: Why plague caught Madagascar unaware

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The African country has been battling the worst outbreak in recent times.

Sudan’s ‘Starbucks’

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Sudanese businesses have been innovating under two decades of US sanctions.

Suicidal thoughts – a seafarer’s story

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Recent statistics suggest that suicide rates among people working at sea are rising.