‘Proud to be young’ – Beauty queen, lawyer and Botswana’s youngest cabinet minister
Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.
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‘I screamed’: Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos
The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.
No water, no power – Port Sudan reeling after week of attacks
The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.
South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees
Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.
UK mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies
He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s ruler.
Preachers and players: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Top Liberian doctor struck off over qualification doubts
The head of Liberia’s doctors’ association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.