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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.

Zimbabwe's high court overturns a two-week ban by police on demonstrations in the capital Harare, despite a stern warning by President Robert Mugabe.

A new mayor in South Africa's Tshwane, an area that includes the capital Pretoria, rejects a fleet of luxury cars bought by his predecessors.

Why isn't more being done to prevent a repeat of last year's flooding in Malawi?