The UN's statement follows reports that multiple Turkish nationals were abducted in Nairobi on Friday.

President Paul Biya, 91, had been out of the public eye for six weeks, sparking rumours he had died.

An investigation was launched following reports Bobrisky had served her sentence in a flat outside prison.

Around one in 12 South Sudanese are affected by one of the worst flood seasons of recent years.

Charlie Vart, 13, will be travelling to Nairobi and Nakuru next year to help teach in schools.

Despite the dangers, the transporters of the illicit brew see it as a way out of poverty.

Metal man and football fan Patrice Motsepe rose out of post-apartheid South Africa to become the country’s first black billionaire. Under apartheid, Patrice had to get a special permit to study at an ‘whites-only’ university - the same that Nelson Mandela attended in the 1940s - becoming a lawyer before following the gold into the mines. When the racist regime finally crumbled, he benefited from Black Economic Empowerment initiatives that turbo-charged his wealth. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng track Patrice’s rise from asking to do the worst job in the mines to owning them. Then they decide if they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.

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The World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.

Rivers have been polluted and forests destroyed on a shocking scale by illegal gold miners.

Lawyer Elvino Dias and opposition party official Paulo Guambe were gunned down in broad daylight.

Necdet Seyitoğlu, 49, said he and others were abducted in the capital city of Nairobi.

There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.

All student unions are banned after the authorities accuse one of murder, torture and running a brothel.

With esports on the rise across the continent, could more young Africans make a career as professional gamers?

Esports is on the rise in Africa, led by a tech-savvy youthful population and female pioneers, and life as a professional gamer is now possible.

The unprecedented impeachment of his deputy leaves President Ruto holding all the cards - for now.

A farming community is in shock after more than 150 people are killed in an inferno after a tanker crash.

In a dramatic day, senators vote to oust Rigathi Gachagua following his impeachment.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

After the Six Day War in June 1967, the Suez Canal in Egypt was closed.

It meant 14 ships from eight different countries, including the United States, Bulgaria and France, were trapped in an area called the Great Bitter Lake.

They would remain there for eight years, and would become known as the ‘yellow fleet’.

Two of the ships were the MS Melampus and MS Agapenor.

Former assistant steward, Phil Saul, worked on both and was in charge of looking after the engineers and officers.

He speaks to Megan Jones.

His book is called Skinning Out: My time at sea and jumping ship in New Zealand.

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(Picture: Catering crowd on the Melampus. Credit: Phillip Saul)