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South African collective Batuk aims to use house music to promote pan-African unity, reports Mayeni Jones.

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

What is being hailed as the world's first commercial regular drone delivery service is beginning drop-offs in Rwanda.The operation uses fixed-wing drones that automatically...

 When Brett Archibald fell overboard in the middle of a stormy night in the Indian Ocean he thought he was going to die. For...

 The Pope has invited Burkina Faso's president to the Vatican later this month to see what can be learnt from the West African nation's...

Melon Nyamwiza Rwancumangi kept her dream of going back to school alive for 20 years, having dropped out when orphaned in her teens.The Ugandan...

With a growing appetite for chicken in Africa, BBC Africa's Kim Chakanetsa investigates why the continent does not produce enough birds to feed itself.If...

It was supposed to be a day promoting the rights of the 1.1 billion girls around the world. So why did the hashtag #WomenAreTrash...

In Morocco, it's not easy for women to walk the streets unmolested. Morgan Meaker hears from some who want to put an end to...

Eighteen-year-old high school student Edger Mulili says he would not be alive today if his father had not contributed $5 (£4) a month to...