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Egyptian police investigated Italian student Giulio Regeni shortly before his abduction, torture and murder, Egyptian prosecutors say.

As the mobile revolution continues to drive change across Africa, governments are trying to curb cyber crime - but is this an excuse to crack down on social media?

It is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a mega-city like Lagos but sitting on the Atlantic Ocean means Nigeria's biggest city is a prime spot for surfers.

A court in Kenya rules that Christian schools may not ban Muslim girls from wearing headscarves as part of their uniforms.

Zimbabwe's government is axing 25,000 civil service jobs in an effort to rein in government spending amid an economic collapse.

Dr Sarah Giles works with Medecins Sans Frontieres and Tony Laurent is one of the rescue staff with SOS Mediterranee.

A satirical take on the African news this week.

The man trying to persuade Senegal to give up its addiction to plastic bags.

Demand for fish in Zambia is high but unorthodox fishing methods are also on the rise.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Lion hunting in South Africa is a big business, but some groups seem are shooting "canned meat" - animals bred in captivity just to be hunted, the BBC's Alastair Leithead reports.

With piracy spreading along large swathes of Africa's coast, shipping firms and governments are deploying hi-tech weapons in the fight against the raiders.

The World Conservation Congress has backed calls to push South Africa to ban the hunting of lions bred in captivity – and something known as “canned lion” hunting.

It is a famous, gentle giant of the African savannah, but the giraffe's genetics have only just revealed that there is not one species, but four.

Kenya agree to step in and host the east and central African regional championships for both national teams and club sides.

Zimbabwe's ruling party is accused of deliberately withholding aid from opposition supporters in areas facing starvation because of drought.

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations says it is working on paying the salary arrears owed to coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic.

More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan's sacked vice-president are found "in extremely bad shape" by the UN in DR Congo and given treatment.

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association Isha Johansen and two other officials are questioned by the country's Anti Corruption Commission.

Spectacular landscape and wildlife provide some stunning images from Botswana.