Seventy-one Nigerien soldiers were killed in a militant raid last week.
The professional hunters had shot dead a collared elephant in Botswana, angering conservationists.
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman retains his title by defeating challenge of Colby Covington in the final round at UFC 245 in Las Vegas.
The African continent is more vulnerable than any other region to the world's changing weather patterns.
Captain Phatsima founded Dare to Dream, an organisation trying to get women into aviation.
Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge is voted Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year.
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