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Some 1,000 people are going to court after a fire destroyed 12,000 acres of land at a wildlife sanctuary.

As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend?

Months of tension over Covid and the economy culminate in the sacking of the prime minister.

Judges praised Meron Hadero's short story The Street Sweep which ends in a "clever twist".

Ivory Coast's Ruth Gbagbi as well as Egyptian duo Hedaya Whaba and Seif Eissa win bronze in taekwondo on day three at the Tokyo Olympics.

Africa Eye investigates the cycle of death, violence and corruption in Mali's military.

Protesters clashed with police as they demanded the government be dismissed over Covid failings.

The shooting down of a military jet shows how organised crime is becoming more daring by the day.

Yinka Oshiletu, a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer is bringing Afrobeats sounds to Japan's young dancers.

Criminals kidnap an elderly man who was sent to pay a ransom for the release of 136 school children.

Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.

Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style.

The British and Irish Lions draw first blood in the Test series against world champions South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at the break.

Tunisia's Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins Africa's first medal of the 2020 Olympics when taking silver in the men's taekwondo (58kg).

Zambia striker Barbra Banda becomes first woman to score back-to-back hat-tricks at the same Olympics in 4-4 Group F draw with China.

A renewed surge in fighting has made it ever more difficult for aid to reach areas in desperate need.

Children are still separated from parents, two months after a volcano erupted near Goma in DR Congo.

The British and Irish Lions prepare to face a South Africa side driven to provide hope for their country.

Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine withdraws from Tokyo 2020 after the draw sets him on course for a potential meeting with an Israeli opponent.

Swimmer Chad Le Clos aims to upset the odds in Tokyo and so be recognised as South Africa's best athlete of all time.