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A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, close ties to African presidents and lucrative government contracts.

The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

Africa's richest man says Africans should take the fate of their continent in their own hands, rather than relying on foreigners.

Africa's richest man says Africans should take the fate of their continent in their own hands, rather than relying on foreigners.

Africa's richest man says Africans should take the fate of their continent in their own hands, rather than relying on foreigners.

The deadly fighting has also spread to neighbouring regions, stranding tourists in Lalibela.

The government authorises the hunting of elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.

The government authorises the hunting of elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.

A game of rock, paper, scissors is used to determine when the elite female and male races will take place at next year's two-day London Marathon.

Piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after dropping when international naval operations began in 2011.

Kijanangoma has been crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.

Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.

Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.

Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.