In a blow to the LGBTQI movement in Africa, Kenya’s highest court ruled Friday that a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations should remain in place. read more from the source here

Botswana has scrapped its ban on elephant hunting, citing an increase in conflicts between elephants and humans during the five years the rule was in place. read more from the source here

Renowned Kenyan author and gay rights activist Binyavanga Wainaina has died aged 48, a friend with direct knowledge told CNN. read more from the source here

Malaria has been eliminated from Algeria and Argentina, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, an important milestone in fighting the mosquito-borne disease. read more from the source here

Eight bodies have been recovered and many passengers are missing after a boat carrying members of a local soccer club capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, authorities said Monday. read more from the source here

At least 14 people were injured in an explosion that targeted a tourist bus carrying 25 South African citizens, Egypt’s state-run Ahram daily reported. read more from the source here

Germany is set to return a 15th Century artifact it took from Namibia known as the Stone Cross. read more from the source here

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Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, church officials told CNN on Wednesday. read more from the source here

Sudan’s Public Prosecutor Office has instructed expedited charges be bought against former President Omar al-Bashir in the killing of protestors, according to a statement released to CNN on Monday. read more from the source here