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S Africa ex-President Zuma involved in car crash
He was unhurt after a drunk driver collided with his armoured vehicle, police say.


Fish, feasts and fast cars: Africa's top shots
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.


KFC Nigeria sorry after disabled diner refused service
Wheelchair user says he felt less than human after he was told to leave the branch at Lagos airport.


Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45
An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.


Don't ask Liberia's president for a job - he's fed up
Joseph Boakai tells the BBC he is trying to change the mindset of those who think government is a way to get rich.


Jacob Zuma barred from South Africa election
South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.


What is at stake in South Africa's election?
The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.


From jail to Africa's youngest elected president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the African continent's youngest democratically elected leader.


Salt bricks and other African architectural ideas
What the world can learn from innovative designs in a future with scarce resources.


South Africa's deadly love affair with guns
Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.


Metal bands and dancing feet: Africa's top shots
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.


Nigeria insecurity a ‘rude shock’ – defence chief
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, speaks to the BBC.


'I will govern with humility and transparency'
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to become Senegal's youngest-ever president.


A key vote in one of Africa's most stable countries
Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.


Senegal president: 'I did nothing wrong'
Macky Sall refuses to apologise for the deaths that followed the decision to postpone elections last month.


Major fire destroys prestigious Egypt film set
Flames spread throughout the Al-Ahram Studio in Giza with three surrounding buildings evacuated.