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13.09.2024 21:00 Christian Malanga, a US national of Congolese origin, the suspected plot leader, was killed during the attack.

13.09.2024 21:00 He suffered minor wounds after being set upon near the capital city, says a government spokesperson.

13.09.2024 21:00 Despite saying there was a state plot to poison him, he has left South Africa and returned home.

13.09.2024 21:00 Germany agrees to ease some of its immigration laws to enable Kenyans find employment in the European's biggest economy.

13.09.2024 15:50 Footballing infrastructure must improve across Africa for a side from the continent to win the World Cup, according to DR Congo boss Sebastien Desabre.

13.09.2024 11:20 He died early on Friday in hospital after "a short, courageous battle with cancer", his family says.

13.09.2024 11:20 The Democratic Alliance says the president should not sign a controversial education bill into law.

13.09.2024 11:20 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

13.09.2024 01:10 Mpox has spread to at least 14 African countries and has been declared a public health emergency.

12.09.2024 20:20 A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

12.09.2024 20:20 The BBC’s Ian Wafula reports from a cold storage facility in Kinshasa as vaccines start arriving in the country.

12.09.2024 15:10 As Europe's top leagues prepare to resume, BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big moves made by players from the continent.

12.09.2024 15:10 Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo says her complete focus on training helped her set a new para-powerlifting world record at Paris 2024.

12.09.2024 09:50 Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

12.09.2024 00:20 Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.