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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

People across Kenya are marking the first anniversary of the massacre of 148 people at Garissa University by al-Shabab militants.

Nigeria's Alex Iwobi scores as Arsenal beat Watford 4-0 to keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive.

DR Congo's Dieumerci Mbokani scores for Norwich as they secure a late win to dent Newcastle's hopes of Premier League survival.

An Egyptian policeman is sentenced to life in prison for shooting dead a rickshaw driver during an argument over a fare.

South African anti-apartheid activist calls on President Zuma to resign following scandal over improper spending at his private home.

After South Africa's highest court ruled that President Jacob Zuma breached the constitution over the upgrade to his home in Nkandla, the BBC's Milton Nkosi looks at five possible scenarios for what happens next.

Might she come from Africa?

The Pentagon says a drone strike has targeted a vehicle carrying three al-Shabab militants in Somalia, including a key figure, Hassan Ali Dhoore.

The UN Security Council backs a resolution that lays the groundwork for a UN police force to be deployed in turmoil-stricken Burundi.

Why Nigerians melt their jewellery in Dubai