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The Syrian city of Aleppo has come under heavy aerial bombardment since the partial truce deal disintegrated last week. It's a city with a rich culture and a unique historic centre going back over two thousand years, and the war has taken a heavy toll. 大象传媒 Monitoring's Lina Shaikhouni tells Paul Bakibinga the story of the people who have taken to social media to post pictures of their home city before the destruction.

The Yaaku people in northern Kenya only number about 4,000 these days, but they're still clinging on to their traditional ways. One of which is beekeeping. 大象传媒 Africa's Emmanuel Igunza has been to meet them.

A Chinese state TV reporter was suspended for wearing sunglasses and carrying an umbrella whilst on camera. Howard Zhang of 大象传媒 Chinese, Olga Y Ivshina of 大象传媒 Russian, Rustam Qobil of 大象传媒 Uzbek and Bilkisu Labaran of 大象传媒 Africa share their dos and don'ts for reporting in the field.

The first ever Afropunk festival has just happened in London and many big names turned up to celebrate alternative black culture and fashion. Mayeni Jones of 大象传媒 Africa was one of them, and she gave us a run down of the event and the movement.

This weekend Colombians will vote in a referendum to decide whether or not to accept the peace agreement signed between their government and the left-wing Farc rebel group. The prospect of peace has stirred up some awkward issues for 大象传媒 Mundo's Hernando Alvarez.

大象传媒 Africa's Catherine Byaruhanga reports on the new Disney film, Queen of Katwe, which tells the true life story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl living in a Ugandan slum with an amazing talent for playing chess.

Photos: The ancient market, in Aleppo, Syria before and after it was badly damaged by fire. Credits: AFP/Getty Images.