South Africa's governing ANC wanted to stop the party backed by the ex-president from running in May.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the African continent's youngest democratically elected leader.
Ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba calls Bassirou Diomaye Faye to congratulate him on his victory.
Nadeem Anjarwalla has left the country after a month in custody, the cryptocurrency firm tells the BBC.
Children were among the victims of the crush at the charity event that attracted a big crowd.
Amaechi Muonagor was a loved Nollywood legend, whose career spanned over two decades.
Several rivals declare Bassirou Diomaye Faye winner of the delayed election as votes are still being counted.
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Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.
The election was due last month but the outgoing president postponed it, triggering deadly protests.
Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.
Those who died were believed to be being smuggled through the desert to reach the Mediterranean coast.
Nathan Doualla is cleared to play in Cameroon's Elite League play-offs without revealing how the international midfielder proved his identity amid age cheating allegations.
President Museveni has denied speculation that he is grooming his son as his successor.
Markus Jooste dies one day after being ordered to pay a $25m fine for accounting fraud in South Africa.
Their rivalry underpins a big divide in the nation, regarded as a beacon of West African democracy.
Federal prosecutors accuse Rwandan-born Eric Nshimiye of concealing his involvement in mass murder.
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
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