Zimbabwe has started rolling out a new currency - but will it solve the country's cash crunch?
President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia suspends his poll campaign to mourn Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
A Moroccan TV channel apologises for a segment showing women how to hide signs of domestic violence.
Zimbabwe's launch of new notes is raising fears of a return to the local dollar, which was abandoned seven years ago.
Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, played a crucial role in shaping southern Africa, writes Richard Dowden.
A Ugandan law student, Joaninne Nanyange, has told BBC World Have Your Say she was barred from class because her skirt was 'distracting to men and boys'.
South Africa's governing ANC is to vote on a no confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma.
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha submits a request to Fifa to switch his international allegiance from England to the Ivory Coast.
Three female cartoonists from North Africa depict how the practice of male guardianship continues to affect women's lives in their countries.
Phyllis Wakiaga's goal was to be a top executive by 35, and now she's the head of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers.
Nigeria has a massive film industry and yet fewer than 20 directors are women. That's changing and so are the plotlines.
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