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Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire Saturday as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants. IMAGES
This week sees more strikes in South Africa. Agricultural workers struggle to make ends meet. In Kenya more and more elephants are killed for their tusks. Finally Franco-Senegalese movie 'Aujourd'hui' takes a look at what one man does on his last day on earth.
Cameroon launches the world's first large-scale systematic vaccination campaign against malaria, a "historic step" according to the WHO in the fight against one of the biggest killers of African children. IMAGES
Kenya and the European Union sign a long-negotiated trade agreement to bolster the flow of goods between the two markets, in a first of such pacts with East Africa as Brussels pursues stronger economic ties with Africa. IMAGES
King Charles III visits City Shamba, an urban farm project located at Nairobi’s Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, as part of his four-day visit to Kenya. The British monarch listened attentively as the farming procedures were explained and asked questions. The project aims to show how to maximize production in densely populated urban spaces through regenerative agricultural practices. IMAGES
US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin says that the US would "evaluate any future steps that would prioritise both our democratic and our security goals" referring to the situation in Niger in a speech made in Nairobi. The comments comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country. "We really want to see a diplomatic solution evolve" says Austin. SOUNDBITE