Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery

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Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys return home after kidnap ordeal

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Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.

Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?

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Hundreds of boys kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria have been released - but questions remain about rising militant violence.

Libya’s Gen Haftar frees Italy fishermen held for months

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Italy's PM wins the release of 18 fishermen based in Sicily who have been detained since September.

Mozambique’s Islamist insurgency: UN warns of rising violence in Cabo Delgado

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The UN also blames a failure to distribute vast mineral and gas revenues to the local population.

Sierra Leone: Sam Jalloh’s got away from the civil war through tennis.

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Sam Jalloh saw his best friend killed in front of him. He vowed to get away - and tennis was his way out.

Africa’s week in pictures: 11 – 17 December 2020

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

French MPs back return of looted African artefacts

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MPs voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times.

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys freed, local authorities say

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The authorities say more than 300 are on their way home but it is unclear if all have been freed.

Ivory: Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo

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A forensic examination of the cargo reveals the devastation of populations caused by the trade.