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Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years in jail

An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison, the last twist in a long-running trial criticised worldwide by...

Nelson Mandela’s grandson accused of raping 15-year-old

One of Nelson Mandela’s grandsons has appeared in a South African court on a rape charge. A judge will decide whether Mbuso Mandela will be...

Zimbabwean trial of guide postponed after Cecil death

The trial of a professional hunter who helped an American kill a popular lion named Cecil in an allegedly illegal hunt in Zimbabwe has...

Two children die after boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

Two children died and 25 other people were rescued after a passenger boat capsized when it collided with a fishing vessel on Lake Victoria...

178 rescued from Boko Haram camps

Nigerian troops have rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several of the Islamic extremist group’s camps in the north east,...

Experimental Ebola vaccine could be ‘gamechanger’

A successful trial of a vaccine against Ebola could be "a game-changer", according to the World Health Organisation. An experimental vaccine tested on thousands of...

Boko Haram believed responsible for suicide bombing in Cameroon

A suicide bombing in Cameroon blamed on Boko Haram extremists has killed at least 10 people. The attack on a popular night spot evening in...

Two policemen killed as Burundi votes for President

Two police officers were killed ahead of voting in a contentious presidential election in Burundi in which incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third...

Rhinos to wear tracking collars to catch poachers

Rhinos wearing satellite tracking collars with spy cameras implanted into their horns could help turn the tables on poachers, experts believe. The British-designed system incorporates...

Five killed in Islamist march in Cairo

Clashes and an exchange of gunfire between security forces and Islamist protesters have killed at least five people in the Egyptian capital, security officers...

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