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Fake or fearless? Watch an Afrikaner man 'down a litre of Jägermeister' in under 10 seconds
A series of 'alcohol challenge' videos have emerged on the internet in recent days.
Top anti-poaching campaigner Wayne Lotter shot dead in Tanzania
South African Lotter had received numerous death threats as he battled international ivory-trafficking.
Baby beaten into coma by Kenyan police searching for political protesters
Police are looking for political protesters following a controversial election in Kenya.
Watch animal sanctuary carer serenade adorable baby rhino to sleep with his guitar
The new calf was abandoned by its mother.
Prince Harry's close friend gored by rhino during Africa conservation mission
Lawrence Munro was with a walking safari at Liwonde National Park when the rhino charged at the group.
Al-Shabaab kills at least five policemen in bomb blast in Kenya
The incident occurred in the southern town of Mangai.
Obstetric fistula: The devastating childbirth injury that's not being talked about
More than two million women are living with the condition.
Millions are on the brink of starvation in Somalia. It needs our urgent attention
Theresa May's Somalia conference is important but it cannot prioritise security over the impending famine.
From Mobutu to Beyoncé: Portraits by Emilie Regnier explore the symbolic power of leopard print
Regnier's series of portraits will be showing at the Bronx Documentary Center until 4 June 2017.
Desperate families flee from South Sudan to Uganda in Africa's biggest exodus since 1994 Rwandan genocide
Uganda's progressive system of accommodating refugees is on the brink of "explosive" collapse
Niger forces kill dozens of Boko Haram Islamists in counteroffensive
Security forces were engaged in a shootout as heavily armed militants raided a village in the Diffa region.
Uganda declares armyworm outbreak as pest spreads in the region
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation fears for food security as species moves across African countries.
Africa's largest snake has been caught devouring an entire hyena on camera for the first time
A tourist stumbled across the scene in Kenya.
Kenyan poachers kill one of Africa's oldest 'giant tusker' elephants
Fifty-year-old Satao II was found dead near the Tsavo National Park border.
Somalia drought death toll reaches 110 as fears of cholera epidemic grow
UK humanitarian aid package of £100m to food security, supporting nutrition and basic health services.
EU hopes to save African wildlife with ban on raw ivory exports to stem illegal trade
2016 saw record seizures of ivory in the UK, Germany, France and Austria.
Nigeria: Haunting photos of Kaduna's abandoned textile plant
Reuters photographer Afolabi Sotunde's images of derelict buildings highlight how the textile industry has suffered in the country's first recession in 25 years.
Boris Johnson said things about Africa that could make his visit to The Gambia awkward
The British foreign secretary once referred to Africa as 'that country'.
New Gambia President Adama Barrow finally arrives home
Barrow landed in capital Banjul under heavy security after spending the past few days in Senegal.
In The Field Podcast: New dawn for Gambia? Adama Barrow prepares return after Yahya Jammeh leaves
New president holes up in the Gambian embassy in Senegal while he waits to see if it is safe to return
France-Africa Summit of Bamako: France's charm offensive to forge partnerships across Africa
Economic diplomacy rendezvous offers an opportunity to assess French President Hollande's Africa policy.
Ancient settlements in Burkina Faso shed light on the secrets of the Kurumba people
Polish archaeologists want to fill in the missing gap in the African country's ancient records.
Cologne police detained 'hundreds' of 'African' men during New Year's Eve celebrations
Police said the mass detentions were to prevent a repeat of last year's 1,200 sexual assaults.
The US and Europe cannot ignore the DRC – Joseph Kabila must be forced to stand down
People in Western nations need to urge their leaders to act on the violence.
Will Donald Trump's foreign policy mean cutting the funding for aid to Africa?
A new report suggests signs Trump could rein in multi-million dollar development aid streams to Africa.
How a Rwandan former child soldier found a new life with Emma Thompson
Tindyebwa Agaba, who came to the UK as a refugee from Rwanda, tells IBTimes UK his story.
DRC nears 'a bloody dictatorship' as Joseph Kabila's political opponents come under siege
IBTimes UK can reveal exclusive first-hand accounts of a campaign of fear and intimidation against the opposition.
How DRC President Joseph Kabila is laying the foundations for a dictatorship
"Time is now of the essence. It's becoming our worst enemy. We don't have much time left," says ex-finance minister.
The hidden racism of the refugee crisis — why does nobody care when black Africans drown?
The African migrant trail via Libya is far more dangerous than the Syrian route via Greece.
Mane attraction: Some lion 'kings' are turning out to be queens
The 'rare, local phenomenon' has been observed in Botswana.