The UN chief condemned the escalation, calling on Rwanda to halt support for rebels and withdraw.

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny stars in Nawi, a film that depicts the reality of child marriage in rural Kenya.

The UK foreign secretary urges the world not to forget Sudan after visiting those fleeing to Chad.

Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

Conflict in eastern DR Congo's has forced 400,000 people to flee their homes this year alone, the UN says.

Some parties in the coalition government are considering going to court to challenge the law.

The Lakurawa group has been accused of attacks on top government officials and kidnapping.

Bernadino Rafael denies claims he worked with criminal groups to kidnap and kill protesters.

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

"I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off," a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.

In a video message Monica Geingos warns people not to be duped into investing in fake schemes.

African football's governing body says Swiss prosecutors will not bring legal charges against its secretary general Veron Mosengo-Omba.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee.

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest cemetery in Kaduna.

Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin on an ICC war crimes warrant.

This is the latest in a series of shocking cases of femicide in Kenya.

The contribution of hundreds of mostly black servicemen had gone unrecognised until now.

Lissu is expected to be more confrontational towards the ruling CCM party.

Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi talks to BBC Sport Africa about his foundation and why he feels impelled to give back to Nigeria.

Libya and Somalia are excluded from the waiver due to security concerns.