The fall of the base in el-Fasher is step closer towards the RSF cementing its control in the west.

Needyanand Raya says continued his doctoral studies following a decades-long break to keep a promise.

Eunice Vial delivers clinical training and speaks at a workshop as part of a 16-day visit.

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

Andry Rajoelina, who was removed from power in a coup last week, had already acquired French nationality.

The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth or luck have driven attacks.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he won the election and is not concerned about being arrested or put in jail.

Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is adamant that he's the winner of the presidential election.

Their neighbours, who raise livestock, told the family to get rid of the wild animal.

The authorities say the high amount is needed to ensure only credible candidates take part.

The expansion of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations is a "great boost" to teams that have never qualified for the finals, says Malawi captain Tabitha Chawinga.

Cedrick, who left the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge a year ago, had his asylum application declined.

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She was married to Ghana's longest-serving leader Jerry John Rawlings and known for her women's rights work.

Nnamdi Kanu is on trial for terrorism and incitement to violence as head of the separatist group, Ipob.

Rayno Nel is the first African to win the prestigious title of World's Strongest Man.

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.

Benin has long tried to highlight its role in the transatlantic slave trade through monuments and memorials in the country, in the hope it would attract tourism.

Now it has a new plan.

It is offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved Africans around the world.

US singers Lauryn Hill and Ciara received their citizenship in July. Filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee have also been made Benin’s ambassadors to the African-American population in America.

The move is an attempt to attract talent and money to its shores and showcase the nation’s culture and traditions to a wider audience.

This week on The Inquiry we’re asking: Can Benin win back its diaspora?

Contributors: Dr Bayo Holsey, Association Professor, African American Studies and Anthropology at Emory University, United States Ana Lucia Araujo, Professor in the Department of History at Howard University, United States Dr Leonard Wantchekon, Founder and President of the African School of Economics Tonya Lewis Lee, filmmaker and entrepreneur

Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Daniel Rosney Researcher: Maeve Schaffer Technical producer: Nicky Edwards Production Co-ordinator: Hattie Valentine Editor: Tom Bigwood

(Photo: Ciara receiving citizenship of Benin. Credit: Government of Benin)

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