Impeached South African judge becomes MP for Zuma's partypublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 25 June
John Hlophe and 57 other MPs are sworn in as the MK party ends its boycott of parliament.
Read MoreJohn Hlophe and 57 other MPs are sworn in as the MK party ends its boycott of parliament.
Read MoreGunshots can be heard as protesters opposing new tax laws breach the parliament compound.
Read MoreKenyan tennis player Angella Okutoyi has launched an appeal to organisers in a bid to feature at the Paris Olympic Games.
Read MoreIn a speech recorded while touring South Africa and Rhodesia, Princess Elizabeth expresses her thanks for messages of congratulation on her 21st birthday.
Read MoreIn 1994, a missile brought down a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and his Burundian counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira.
Read MoreThe head of the UN children’s agency says Sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children.
Read MoreOne person is killed and dozens injured as President Paul Kagame launches his re-election campaign.
Read MoreRokia Traoré has been involved in a long-running dispute with her ex-partner over custody of their child.
Read MoreConservationists have found a way to restore a reef off one of Zanzibar's islands.
Read MoreA German girl organises a big contribution to a South African charity tackling period-poverty issues.
Read MoreIt is the latest setback to hit the newly opened pipeline as Niger starts to export crude oil.
Read MoreThe 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in December 2025 and January 2026, but the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be in 2025.
Read MoreThis marks the second fatal elephant attack on a US tourist in the southern African country this year
Read MoreMichael Usi replaces his mentor Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month.
Read MoreThe 29-year-old is the first person to die in the youth-led demonstrations against tax-hikes.
Read MoreIn a landmark ruling, laws banning same-sex acts between men are ruled unconstitutional.
Read MoreThe move comes amid strained relations between France and Niger's military government.
Read MoreSextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of the scammers appear to be from Nigeria - where authorities are under pressure to do more.
It’s feared that sextortion is under-reported due to its sensitive nature. But US crime figures show cases more than doubled last year, rising to 26,700. But what types of sextortion crimes are on the rise and what’s being done to stop them?
In this episode, Katya Adler is joined by our Cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy and Alex Goldenberg, Director of Intelligence at the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University.
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Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.
Read MoreA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.
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