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Environmentalists oppose the plan to build the plant in one of East Africa's best-known game reserves.

Sierra Leone striker Kei Kamara says he is 'excited' about playing for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Colorado Rapids after moving on a two-year deal.

Joseph Warungu says the struggle for gender equality in Kenyan politics is failing on many fronts.

Five years ago, Daniel lost everything to Ebola. Now he's training to become a doctor.

Mohamed Salah produces another moment of quality to fire Liverpool into the Champions League knockout phase and eliminate Napoli in the process.

Prosecutors accuse ex-teacher Wenceslas Twagirayezu of leading a militia during the 100-day massacre.

Sales of the vests are restricted to stop copycat protests on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure leaves Olympiakos, just three months after rejoining the Greek club.

Many saw the images of presidents on their currency as an attempt to glorify them.

President Joseph Kabila discusses free elections, corruption and his future in a rare BBC interview.

Morocco and Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi wins a second monthly newcomer award to be in the running for the end-of-season prize.

Former Hibernian striker Simon Murray is full of enthusiasm for his South African adventure as he tells BBC Scotland about his Bidvest Wits experience.

Proof-of-life tests revealed they were dead or fictitious, costing the government $250m over two years.

One of the few black women on the African pro-wrestling scene says she's carving a path for others.

Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia's coast, writes the BBC's Anne Soy.

South Africa is angered by apparently offensive remarks aimed at top official, Lindiwe Sisulu.

The Confederation of African Football will choose the new hosts for the 2019 Nations Cup on 9 January at a meeting in Senegal

Egypt investigates whether a viral video of a couple posing nude on its Great Pyramid is real or not.

Some ethnic Fulanis in Nigeria enter a painful endurance contest in a bid to win female admirers.

Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after this month's poll, but he may seek re-election later.