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A Tanzanian tourist guide is arrested for his 'fake translation' of a woman's innocent compliment.

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is serving a 50-year sentence in the UK for crimes against humanity.

Up to 18 players who competed at the Nations Cup could be involved in the revamped Champions League this weekend.

The Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with 21 of the 40 preliminary round clubs debuting in the competition.

The increase in copper prices in Zambia is not yet trickling down to communities.

Kenya's president appeals for international aid after declaring drought a national disaster.

Half of the world's rubies are mined in Mozambique but operations are not without their challenges.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Africa's first Google Code-in winner has left his hometown, because Cameroon has cut the internet there.

Two businesswomen in Nigeria describe what it's like to run their businesses in a country where 40% of women are entrepreneurs.

MPs of a radical opposition party brawl with security guards as they are ejected from parliament.

Punches are thrown as some South African MPs disrupt President Zuma's State of the Nation address.

Victorious Cameroon footballers ridicule a minister's bow when they meet president.

Ghana's new government counts its presidential fleet only to find more than 200 cars are unaccounted for.

Somalia has a new, apparently popular president. His main challenges include making federalism work, reducing corruption and improving security.

South Africans have had enough of broken promises and bad governance, reports the BBC's Andrew Harding from Port Elizabeth.

Thandiswa Mazwai on why South Africa’s rebel jazz music still matters today.

Three weeks after reports that Cameroon had blocked the internet in English-speaking regions, residents say services have yet to be restored. So what is going on?

A guide to the unique way Somalia is electing its new president – in 60 seconds.

Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.