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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sets fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants, but the move has its critics.

A six-storey building collapses in Nairobi in Kenya, after heavy rains and flooding across the country.

Dozens of lions, rescued from circuses, are being airlifted from Colombia and Peru to South Africa.

Alastair Leithead has been to north-eastern Namibia, which has seen its elephant population increase because the local communities are making money out of the wildlife.

President Jacob Zuma should face 783 corruption charges, the High Court rules, adding it was "irrational" of the state prosecutor to drop them in 2009.

The ballet troupe started in a Nigerian garage

Light and dark, drumming on stilts and statue selfies

Ballet offers a new way for Nigeria's youth to express themselves.

Despite Nigeria's economic challenges, the hospitality industry still sees room for growth.

Rugby is banned by the South African government from hosting international tournaments for failing to create enough opportunities for black players.

In 1993 a military plane carrying Zambia's football team crashed killing all onboard, but 23 years on their families are still waiting for closure.

How Africa's stars being let down

How the very existence of Africa’s elephants is threatened by poachers, traffickers and Asia’s appetite for ivory.

What South Sudanese want now that war has ended

In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers the implications for Zambia of recent riots.

'I can't speak Igbo but I want my son to learn'

The country planning to privatise its primary schools

What has happened to the "pride of Africa"?

In our series of letters by African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani blows her vuvuzela for Nigeria's Super Falcons.

End to Ethiopians' hunt for 'illegal' skateboarding spots