Partial results from Liberia's presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead.

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering.

Kenya's government has banned demonstrations in three major Kenyan cities - the capital Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

While the rest Africa is losing about 8% of its elephant population every year, authorities in Zimbabwe say they have too many elephants and are struggling to cope.

Official preliminary results in the presidential election, announced by the National Elections Commission (NEC) Thursday, showed Sen. George Manneh Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) in early lead in 11 out of the 15 counties, although most of the votes have yet to be counted.

Kenya announced a ban on Thursday on demonstrations in the central business districts of key cities including Nairobi citing lawlessness during opposition rallies against the electoral commission ahead of a scheduled presidential poll re-run. Kenya has been embroiled in a deepening stand-off between the ruling party and the opposition over a presidential election re-run.