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From Congo cobalt mines that exploit children and Malawi abortion cults, to oil pirates and suicide bombers in Nigeria, Special Correspondent Alex Crawford takes you to parts of Africa you might not have seen.

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The Spanish NGO 'Proactiva Open Arms' recues 324 migrants from West Africa off the coast of Italy and brings them to the Sicilian port of Reggio Calabria.

This week on Africa Weekly we take a look at humanitarian groups struggling to deliver aid to almost 60,000 people in northern Nigeria forced out of their homes by Boko Haram Islamists, we meet African migrants making a home for themselves in the Italian town of Belluno and finally check in with Liberian designers leading an African style revolution. FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF AFRICA WEEKLY ONLY

Traditional wrestling is one of Niger's most watched and culturally important disciplines.

The sport combines ancient tradition with modern tactics and it's one this West Africa country excels at.

Al Jazeera’s Farrah Esmail reports.

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The Kenya wildlife service launches its census of elephants and other large mammals in the Tsavo-Mkomanzi conservation area on the border with Tanzania. The aim is to establish the populations of elephants and other large mammals, to assess the impact of poaching and climate change.

South African varieties of gin are beginning to make a mark on the global scene. Craft distilleries in the Cape Town area are using flowers and herbs of the surrounding mountains in a bid to make a dent in the habits of the beer-loving nation.

This week on Africa Weekly we head to Kenya where tensions are rising between landowners and cattle herders. Then we visit a school in South Africa which has been set up for refugee children, and finally we look to Gabon where Egypt take on Cameroon in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF AFRICA WEEKLY ONLY

People in Kinshasa gather around Felix Tshisekedi's house, the son of longtime DR Congo opposition chief Etienne Tshisekedi who died at the age of 84 in Brussels.

EU leaders meeting in Malta on Friday will face the challenge of how to work with a chaotic Libya and reluctant sub-Saharan African countries to prevent a feared upsurge of migrant smuggling to Europe.VIDEOGRAPHIC

A compilation of the best photos from 1st February at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

African leaders arrive at the African Union headquarters for a summit that has exposed regional divisions as they mull whether to allow Morocco to rejoin the bloc, and vote for a new chairperson. IMAGES

With the departure of defeated ruler Yahya Jammeh, Gambians begin returning to Banjul, after fears of conflict in the country prompted a mass exodus.