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Paul Rusesabagina, a critic of Rwanda’s president, was tricked into entering the country, then sentenced to 25 years after what his supporters called a show trial.

Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide were portrayed in hit Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”, has been freed from prison after more than 900 days behind bars.

Paul Rusesabagina, played in the 2004 movie by Don Cheadle, was credited with saving 1,200 people.

The government said it had found their parents' remains but other research raised fresh questions.

Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired a Hollywood movie, was kidnapped by the Rwandan government and jailed. In a deal brokered by the U.S., he is to be set free.

Tonight, the Rwandan government says key opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina will be released this week. DR Congo's President Felix Tshisikedi reshuffles his cabinet ahead of December elections. As Ramadan starts across the Muslim world, Tunisians are struggling to make ends meet as soaring prices threaten their night-time feasts.

On visiting Morocco with a group-travel company that promised to build “meaningful friendships” among its youngish clientele.

Revised rules for athletes with high testosterone mean Namibia's Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma will not compete at this year's World Championships.

Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina, a fiercely outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame who has been held behind bars for more than 900 days.

Malian authorities have questioned the “credibility” of a UN report that claimed a significant increase in the number of people killed in 2022 and blamed more than a third of human rights violations on the army.

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appointed former militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba as minister of defence in a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, as the country grapples with armed conflict in its restive east.

Gudaf Tsegay had the best season of her career in 2022 despite being separated from her parents and siblings by Ethiopia's civil war.

Four soldiers and 10 volunteers with the military were killed on Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, in a terrorist attack that coincided with a visit by the country's military leader in the same Centre-North region, a security source said Thursday.

Meet Somalia's all-female media team which fights and highlights the stereotypes female journalists are facing.

The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.

The young man was brought to the UK to provide a kidney for the sick daughter of a Nigerian senator.

Tanzania is the latest African country to have an outbreak of the highly-infectious Marburg virus.

As terrorists move south through the Sahel, the Pentagon’s annual Flintlock exercise reinforced the rule of law in a region roiled by coups.

At least five African migrants died and another 33 were missing after four boats sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group said.

Two Somali sex workers describe how they were drawn into the dangerous illegal underground scene.

The legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations.

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia takes Tigray's TPLF party off its terrorism list; Uganda's recent passing of a severe anti-LGBT bill sparks an international backlash; and Libya enjoys a resurgence of boxing. 

Is it the end of the relationship between France and its ex-African colonies?

Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.

Small-scale growers are empty handed after forking out large sums for equipment and training.

Uganda's parliament drafts new law that criminalises identifying as LGBT in the country.

In tonight's edition: Uganda passes a strict anti-LGBT law, the military junta ruling Burkina Faso brings in a new bill to protect detainees' rights, and we visit the eco-friendly golf course trading in its greens for browns.

More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in 2021, a public prosecutor told AFP.

The group of South African singers wowed 19th Century British audiences but also faced discrimination.

Jeffery Woodke, an aid worker abducted in Niger by militants, was released after more than six years in captivity. A second hostage was also released: Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who disappeared in April 2021.

In tonight's edition: An American aid worker held by Islamist extremists for more than six years and France's last hostage, a journalist abducted almost two years ago, have both been freed. The unexpected release of Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois came on Monday as the men arrived in Niger's capital. Meanwhile in Kenya, a student is killed in opposition protests against inflation as police face off with demonstrators. And in Nigeria, the ruling party keeps control of Lagos after tense local elections.

At least half of the deaths were children under the age of 5, according to the report by health researchers, the United Nations and the Somali government.

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who was abducted in Mali's Gao region (north) on April 8, 2021 by the al Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), was released on Monday and taken to neighbouring Niger. Dubois's release came as US hostage Jeff Woodke was freed after more than six years in captivity in Africa. 

The U.S. is reprising its playbook in Ukraine, where it has used classified information to expose plans by Russia. Next target: Chad.

Malawi has declared 14 days of mourning following the devastating impact of Cyclone Freddy.

The deputy president has suggested a radical step to reduce alcohol abuse - closing nearly all pubs.

Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election.

Rescue teams continue to look for victims after Cyclone Freddy's destructive path through Malawi.