Africa
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Al-Shabaab launches fatal attack on Mogadishu hotelAt least 14 killed and nine wounded following suicide bombing and gun battle at the city’s Naasa Hablood hotel
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Malaysia Airlines flight 370: possible wreckage found on Tanzanian islandAustralia’s transport minister Darren Chester says a ‘piece of aircraft debris’ was found on Pemba Island
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More than 2,000 refugees rescued in MediterraneanItalian coastguard says various crews involved in rescues from overcrowded boats, taking the total to 7,100 in two days
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ExxonMobil under investigation over lucrative Nigerian oil dealExclusive: documents obtained by the Guardian show Nigerian agency looking into 2009 lease agreement for country’s ‘Crown Jewels’ oil fields
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Premiere on a plane: how Nollywood is aiming mile-highThe world’s most prolific film industry may be beset by problems, but director Kunle Afolayan is hoping to help it take off
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Kenya passes new anti-doping law to avoid Olympic banGovernment hopes to be deemed compliant with international standards amid fears athletes will not be allowed to compete in Rio
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Family demand news of Nigerian schoolgirl who escaped Boko HaramBring Back Our Girls movement and relatives say Amina Ali Nkeki has not been seen for more than a month
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The Guardian view on Jean-Pierre Bemba: no impunity for wartime rapeEditorial: The international criminal court has handed an 18-year prison sentence to a Congolese warlord for widespread rapes committed by his soldiers
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Leopard's killing of rare African penguins sparks conservation debateSome conservationists say endangered birds at the South African reserve take priority, but others argue that locally the big cat is rarer
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Two shot dead in Pretoria as violence flares over ANC mayoral candidateRiots and looting in South African capital after party overrides choice of regional branches for election
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10 activists changing lives for disabled people around the worldDespite facing social stigma, economic exclusion and everyday physical challenges, these activists are fighting to make the world listen to the rights of disabled people
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French woman accused of drowning baby says act was as casual as shoppingFabienne Kabou, 39, who has blamed witchcraft for her acts, detailed the final hours of her 15-month-old daughter’s life on the second day of her trial
Greenslade South African journalists suspended by public broadcaster