How ‘l’affaire Houcine Arfa’ has gripped Madagascar and France

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The extraordinary tale of Houcine Arfa and how he says he escaped from a prison in Madagascar to return to France.

Cedric Bakambu’s China deal may not be African record

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DR Congo forward Cedric Bakambu's transfer to Beijing Guoan will not be an African record if the Chinese side can convince authorities the deal evades tax rules.

What’s the Championship of African Nations all about?

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Africa’s second biggest football tournament is taking place in Morocco.

Cape Town water crisis: Residents urged to turn off toilet taps

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Residents will be banned from using more than 50 litres of water a day from next month.

Sugar shortage: ‘Rations are 5kg a month’

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Ethiopia is facing a chronic sugar shortage which has led to violent and lethal protests on the streets.

Tourists sexually assaulted in Senegal’s Casamance region

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Earlier this month, gunmen killed 14 people in the same restive region of Casamance.

Donald Trump meets Rwanda’s Kagame at the World Economic Forum

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The US president and the new head of the African Union both sang the praises of each others' countries.

Cocoa smuggling: ‘We have no choice’

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More and more cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are smuggling their crop into Ghana.

Africa’s week in pictures: 19 – 25 January 2018

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

Modern humans left Africa much earlier

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Researchers identify the remains of the earliest known modern humans to have left Africa.