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The officer is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.

'We shouldn't punish people when we disagree with their leaders', he told the BBC.

The mountain bongo, originally from Kenya, is a critically endangered antelope with less than 100 in the wild.

The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.

With Mohamed Salah top of the Premier League goal and assists charts this season, BBC Sport looks at how he compares to other great strikers and what records he could break.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.

Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.

Colleagues say Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was kind, committed and "always had a smile on his face".

What is it like to be a Congolese Tutsi - the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?

What is it like to be a Congolese Tutsi - the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?

What is it like to be an ethnic Tutsi in DR Congo - the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?

Confirming the invite South Africa's president said there was a need for an inclusive peace process.

Ibrahim Babangida's annulment triggered a political crisis in 1993 and is still remembered today.

Wadie Jary is sentenced to four years behind bars for what has been described as an "unlawful contract".

The case against Kizza Besigye is now being heard in a civilian rather than military court.

Rwanda is facing a backlash for its alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring country.

Rwanda is facing a backlash for its alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring country.