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07.04.2025 16:50 Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi on failed Guinness World Record attempt

07.04.2025 16:50 The blind musician, who helped bring Malian music to the world in the 2000s, died last week aged 70.

07.04.2025 16:50 The emir of Kano is one of Nigeria's most respected traditional leaders but there is a tussle for the throne.

07.04.2025 16:50 Mali challenges last week's statement from Algeria that the aircraft had violated its airspace.

06.04.2025 20:00 President Mnangawa says he wants improved relations, days after Donald Trump said the US would impose an 18% tariff on Zimbabwe.

06.04.2025 10:40 The African nation is "taking advantage" of the US by not accepting its citizens, says the top US diplomat.

06.04.2025 05:20 Wigs and beauty contests are big business in Ivory Coast, but the industry is facing change.

05.04.2025 05:12 Some African countries got privileged access to US markets, but the future of that deal is uncertain.

04.04.2025 23:50 Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.

04.04.2025 23:50 The lack of progress in the case of an alleged rape of a seven-year-old has sparked angry protests.

04.04.2025 19:11 There are "horrific videos" of "armed men executing civilians in cold blood", the UN's Volker Türk says.

04.04.2025 19:11 The hunters were on their way home when they were stopped by vigilantes in an attack that shocked Nigeria.

04.04.2025 14:31 DR Congo hopes that US involvement in its minerals sector would help deter Rwandan-backed rebels.

04.04.2025 14:31 The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya's "demographic composition".

04.04.2025 09:20 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.