Africa
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Nigerian president to visit London doctor regarding ear infectionFormer military ruler Muhammadu Buhari cancelled two recent trips to Niger Delta and Lagos, but will take a 10-day holiday in the UK
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Fatou Bensouda, the woman who hunts tyrantsAs chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in the Hague, the Gambian lawyer aims to do what other courts can’t: mete out justice to war criminals and genocidal despots
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Postcard from Zimbabwe: Harare in four pharmaciesOur urban observations series takes us to Harare, where Amanda Atwood’s drive across town sees her reflecting on healthcare and double standards
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World Environment Day: drought drives global rise in hunger – in picturesOn World Environment Day, more than a quarter of a billion people, half of them children, are suffering the impact of severe drought across three continents. Aid agencies are working to deliver emergency food parcels to prevent people starving, and to help build livelihood resilience to extreme weather events
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Boko Haram extremists kill dozens of soldiers in Niger military baseAttackers kill 30 Niger soldiers and two from Nigeria dead, and at least 67 other soldiers wounded
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US warns of Islamist militant attacks on South Africa shopping mallsSouth African officials say country’s security agencies ‘very much capable’ of maintaining safety of all local people – including Americans
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One in three young South Africans victims of sexual abuse, report findsFirst ever national study finds boys at higher risk than girls, with few safeguards in place to protect them. The Daily Maverick reports
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Angolan president puts daughter in charge of state energy companySonangol, now led by Isabel dos Santos, is central pillar of economy, with oil sales accounting for 90% of foreign earnings
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Hissène Habré's conviction the first step on a longer road to justice for ChadThe former dictator has been found guilty of crimes against humanity but, for survivors of his brutal regime, torment and unanswered questions endure
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Art and justice in Senegal offer hope for the re-enchantment of AfricaThe Guardian’s west Africa correspondent considers how both courts and galleries are addressing the continent’s troubled past
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Canadian officials can't find brother-in-law of displaced Tunisian presidentBelhassen Trabelsi and his family were due to be deported from Canada last month after being denied a refugee claim, but have since disappeared
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Gunmen kill at least 15 in attack on Mogadishu hotelAl-Qaida-affiliated group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack targeting Ambassador Hotel in Somali capital
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Niger delta oil spill clean-up launched – but could take quarter of a centuryUN hopes $1bn operation will boost employment and drive development among Ogoniland communities devastated by contamination from spills
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Two major al-Shabaab leaders killed in US airstrike and raid by Somali forcesAbdullahi Haji Da’ud and Mohamed Dulyadin presumed dead, Pentagon and Somali officials reported on same day al-Shabaab gunmen killed 10 in Mogadishu
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Arnold Schwarzenegger films elephant charging at his vehicle – videoArnold Schwarzenegger captures the moment an elephant bull starts charging at his jeep while on safari in South Africa
US pushes for sanctions against Congolese president's inner circle