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In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu considers what the collapse of a building in Nairobi reveals about Kenyan society.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, considers the hard task of rebuilding lives now that the worst of the Boko Haram insurgency seems to be over.

Egypt's journalists' union demands the dismissal of the interior minister after two journalists were arrested at its headquarters in Cairo overnight.

The owner of a six-storey building which collapsed in Kenya's capital, killing at least 21 people, has been arrested, police tell the BBC.

Thousands of people attend the first day of official commemorations in DR Congo to mark the sudden death of music star Papa Wemba.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman wants Senegalese striker Sadio Mane to replicate the form that brought him a hat-trick on Sunday.

A British Army team arrives in Somalia as part of a United Nations mission to counter Islamist militants.

Senegal's Sadio Mane scores a hat-trick for Southampton in a win that threatens Manchester City's Champions League qualification hopes.

Lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru have been released at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa.

A mosque under refurbishment collapses during Friday prayers in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40.

The Instagram account poking fun at "orphanage chic"

More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru are flown to a sanctuary in South Africa - in what is said to be the largest such airlift.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sets fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants, but the move has its critics.

A six-storey building collapses in Nairobi in Kenya, after heavy rains and flooding across the country.

Dozens of lions, rescued from circuses, are being airlifted from Colombia and Peru to South Africa.

Alastair Leithead has been to north-eastern Namibia, which has seen its elephant population increase because the local communities are making money out of the wildlife.

President Jacob Zuma should face 783 corruption charges, the High Court rules, adding it was "irrational" of the state prosecutor to drop them in 2009.

The ballet troupe started in a Nigerian garage

Light and dark, drumming on stilts and statue selfies

Ballet offers a new way for Nigeria's youth to express themselves.