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Images of Eritrea by the BBC's Mary Harper.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly suffer a shock defeat away to Zesco United of Zambia as the group phase of the African Champions League kicks off.

The team bus of Nigerian Premier League side Ikorodu United is involved in a fatal accident en route to Makurdi for a fixture against Lobi Stars.

Sylvia Pankhurst is well known for her links with the suffragette movement but she had strong ties with Ethiopia as well, as James Jeffrey reports.

An elephant in Zimbabwe receives treatment up to six weeks after being shot in the head by suspected poachers.

The breakdown of Uganda's main radiotherapy machine continues to affect many of the country's cancer patients.

Meet Fama Ka, the visually impaired woman who runs free braille classes to teach blind people in her neighbourhood how to read.

An official body in South Africa rules that university bursaries offered to proven female virgins are unlawful and should be scrapped.

UN health experts recommend cutting the standard dose of yellow fever vaccine by 80% in emergencies, amid an outbreak in Angola and DR Congo.

Three Nigerian politicians threaten to sue the US embassy over accusations that they groped a hotel worker and tried to solicit prostitutes.

Militant Islamists shoot dead at least 18 people at a funeral wake in north-eastern Nigeria, officials and witnesses says.

A selection of photos from across the African continent this week.

The BBC's Matthew Davies looks at the potential impact of the UK's EU referendum result on its trade with South Africa.

The flight data recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month has been retrieved, Egyptian investigators say.

About 630,000 mobile phones have so far been disconnected in Tanzania following the ban on fake handsets came into force at midnight, the authority says.

Fighting for disability rights in Africa is a huge task but some are taking it upon themselves to make a positive change.

A Ugandan soldier kills seven people, including three children, in a shooting spree at a military police barracks in the capital, Kampala.

A court in Kenya dismisses a case brought by two men who were allegedly forced to undergo anal testing by police to prove they were homosexual.

Africa's best barista is about to take on all comers at the World Barista Championships in Dublin.