The incident in northern Mali comes weeks after one of the deadliest attacks in recent years.
Several international firms helped with theft of state funding, British lawmaker Peter Hain says.
The creature was reportedly being used to guard a house in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
The first Zimbabwean dollar notes in ten years were released this week. But how did we get here?
Comoros hold visiting Egypt to a 0-0 draw as Ghana edge past hosts Sao Tome in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
Al Hilal play Kenya's Gor Mahia in Benghazi to start a bid for Libya to once again host international matches.
Ebenezer Azamati says he felt "unwelcome" in Britain after being "violently removed" from the Oxford Union.
It belonged to 19th Century leader Omar Saidou Tall who fought French imperial forces in Senegal.
Taking the Tazara line, built in the 1970s by the Chinese, is like travelling in a bygone era.
Justin Rowlatt is attacked by bees in Ethiopia's Tigray province, where vast tracts of land have been regreened.
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS