Conflict in eastern DR Congo's has forced 400,000 people to flee their homes this year alone, the UN says.

The Lakurawa group has been accused of attacks on top government officials and kidnapping.

Bernadino Rafael denies claims he worked with criminal groups to kidnap and kill protesters.

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

"I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off," a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.

In a video message Monica Geingos warns people not to be duped into investing in fake schemes.

African football's governing body says Swiss prosecutors will not bring legal charges against its secretary general Veron Mosengo-Omba.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee.

Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga this season, has agreed a contract until 2029.

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest cemetery in Kaduna.

This is the latest in a series of shocking cases of femicide in Kenya.

The contribution of hundreds of mostly black servicemen had gone unrecognised until now.

Real Valladolid accuse Manchester City of encouraging one of their players to break his contract to force through a move to the Premier League club.

Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin on an ICC war crimes warrant.

Lissu is expected to be more confrontational towards the ruling CCM party.

Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi talks to BBC Sport Africa about his foundation and why he feels impelled to give back to Nigeria.

Libya and Somalia are excluded from the waiver due to security concerns.

The BBC hears about horrific violence five women experienced in Libya after fleeing war-torn Sudan.

The visits of William Kumuyi and Nathaniel Bassey underscores Trump's connection with evangelism.

Italian police were acting on an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, reports say.