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Authorities probe how over a tonne of ivory went missing from government stores.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the Premier League club.

Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi praises his players as they prepare to face Italy in a Fifa Under-20 World Cup quarter-final tie.

A former friend of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi says he met so-called Islamic State in Libya.

The group were travelling from West Africa to Libya and their truck broke down, six survivors say.

One government official claimed the blackout was designed to prevent online leaks of exam papers.

The 51-year-old suspect was arrested in east London and a second property was also searched.

Senegal's young Lions of Teranga exit the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in South Korea after a 1-0 defeat to Mexico.

The first study to look at twins in the region says urgent improvements are needed.

In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on the "galamsey" phenomenon.

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi.

A traffic dispute reportedly leads to a police station being set on fire by naval officers.

A peek at Africa's newest railway, running from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to the port city of Mombasa.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu looks at how Kenya's staple has been the source of intrigue.

Safety stickers on Kenya's notoriously hazardous buses have saved hundreds of lives.

We are investigating emergency services in Africa. How long did it take an ambulance to respond to your emergency situation?

More than 30 people travelling to Europe in the boat were saved by the Spanish coast guard.

For 20 years, a Christian group has held prayers on a train carriage during their one hour commute.

The military strike, reportedly in Libya, follows a deadly attack on Coptic Christians.

A court blocks the Kenyan government's plan to evict hunter-gatherers from their ancestral land.