Africa

China criminalises illegal ivory after Botswana summit despite being largest buyers

Experts say Africa will lose a fifth of its elephants over the next decade.

Tackle Africa's coaching development officer talks about her role and the charity.

Pilot project to use idle TV waves to bring broadband to developing countries faces criticism

Angolan officials deny ban on Muslim faith and claims that mosques and minarets have been pulled down.

France to deploy extra troops to Central Africa to prevent regional instability, say French officials.

Christian-majority Angola bans Islam on grounds that it clashes with customs and state religion.

Charity says tax avoidance by big companies drains billions of pounds from poor countries.

'Most interesting eclipse of the year' captured on film.

Deloitte advises large companies on how to avoid potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of tax.

Nairobi fears supplies of the contraceptive will be over in another two months.

Hundreds of thousands of lives to be saved after malaria vaccine is rolled out in two years.

World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee partners Google to bring affordable internet to Africa and Asia.

UN official blames Italy's 'repressive' immigrant policies for mid-sea disaster in which people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana have perished.

Man loses half his penis after police dogs let loose on him.

UN report reveals reduction in number of new HIV cases but highlights issues affecting 2015 target.

UK government says Al-Shabaab insurgents seized British humanitarian aid from warehouses in Somalia and set it on fire.

Ahmadinejad to visit Benin, Niger and Ghana to improve economic and political ties.

UN resolution urges multi-stage process in ousting Islamist militant groups from northern Mali.

Feared assassination attempt on Aziz turns out to be military error.

Ecowas and African Union to draft plan for military intervention within 45 days to recapture Northern Mali which is in the hands of Tuareg and Islamist rebels.

Protesters clash with police and set police vehicles on fire over government decision to reopen an unofficial dump site.

The operation is aimed at clearing blockages in sewer pipes as the country had recently experienced acute water shortage.

Fate of Ethiopia's caretaker prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn hangs in the balance following Zenawi's sudden death.

UK PM seeks public and private commitment to prevent malnutrition among young children by the start of Rio Games in 2016.

The outbreak has been confirmed in Kibale district, near the Democratic Republic of Congo, and all the infected are linked to the same family.

Cargo plane crash-lands near Ghana capital airport and kills 10 people on bus.

Asia and Africa to lead urban population growth posing a challenge to jobs and environment.

British Youths from African communities could be radicalised as al-Qaida looks at Africa as a potential new front to build its strength