BBC Africa
Two men are due to appear in court in Zimbabwe later over the killing of Cecil, the country's most famous lion.
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Reuters Africa
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, on Tuesday for war crimes and acts to crush peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
Dailymail Africa
Obama's trip to Kenya had some residents so thrilled they named their new babies after the president. And at least two babies were named after the president's airplane.
BBC Africa
President Barack Obama is in Ethiopia on the second leg of his African tour - the first serving US leader to visit the country.
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Aljazeera Africa
At least 10 people have been killed in a car bombing at the gate of a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
CNN Africa
A bloody and terrifying raid by Boko Haram on Friday left at least 25 people dead in three villages in eastern Nigeria's Adamawa state, according to residents and a local government official. Adamawa state borders Borno state, Boko Haram's birth place and main stronghold.
BBC Africa
US President Barack Obama has praised Kenya's economic and political advances, but also warned of challenges ahead.
AL JAZEERA Africa
Burundi's electoral commission has announced that President Pierre Nkurunziza won a new term in office after an election marred by violence and a boycott by the opposition.
b Africa
Kenya's interior minister has called on US news channel CNN to apologise for calling East Africa a "hotbed of terror" ahead of President Barack Obama's visit on Friday.
The BBC Africa
Kenya will close its airspace for a 50-minute window ahead of US President Barack Obama's arrival in the capital Nairobi on Friday, the country's civil aviation authority (KCAA) says.
AL JAZEERA Africa
South Sudan's government forces and armed groups allied to it have carried out a series of horrific killings, rapes, including burning civilians alive and crushing others under tanks, in devastating violence in the Unity State since May, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
BBC Africa
African Union forces in Somalia have retaken one of the few towns still being held by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, residents say.
Premiumtimesng.com Africa
Suspected Boko Haram militants burned down houses, including the family home of Nigeria’s new army chief, in Buratai, Borno State, on Tuesday.
AL JAZEERA Africa
Polling stations have closed and votes have started to be counted in Burundi's controversial presidential elections, in which incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza is widely expected to win a third consecutive term.
AL JAZEERA Africa
At least 24 civilians have been killed and 22 others injured in the Southern Somali town of Marka after troops from the African Union open fire on unarmed residents, local residents and a health worker have told AL Jazeera.
BBC Africa
People in Burundi are voting amid widespread tension over President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to stand for a third consecutive term.
BBC Africa
Chad's former President Hissene Habre has been forcibly brought to court for the second day of his trial for crimes against humanity.
Nation.co.ke Africa
The American flags have already been hoisted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), roads beautified, street families swept off the streets and the media has speculated about every detail of his trip sending the whole country into “Obamamania”.
