Ivory Coast suspends all driving test staff as road deaths rise

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Bribery and an increase in accidents mean it is high time to "clean up" the sector, the government says.

Mozambique gas project: Total halts work after Palma attacks

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Total's $20bn (£14.6bn) gas liquification plant is the largest foreign investment in Africa.

Chad crisis: Army refuses to negotiate with rebel ‘outlaws’

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"We are waging war" against the rebels, Chad's ruling military junta says, after an offer of talks.

Somalia violence: Rival units fight amid row over president’s term

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Pro-government forces battled rebel soldiers opposed to the president, as a national crisis deepened.

Usman knocks out Masvidal to retain UFC title

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Kamaru Usman scores a stunning second-round knockout to finish Jorge Masvidal and retain the undisputed UFC welterweight title.

Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ

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Start-ups in the West African nation celebrate as others ponder why their countries were snubbed.

Sierra Leone: ‘Covid-19 will go, we need to focus on malaria’

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Dr Faso faces a daily battle to save malaria infected children from dying in this rural hospital in Sierra Leone.

Zanzibar halts fishing as storm Jobo approaches Tanzania

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Jobo is downgraded from a cyclone but heavy rains, strong winds and possible floods are forecast.

Chad after Idriss Déby: African Union urges end to military rule

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After President Idriss Déby was killed by rebels, the army named his son as the new leader.

Heavy rain and flash flooding threaten Tanzania

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Jobo continues to weaken as it approaches coastal areas but disruptive weather is still a possibility. Chris Fawkes has details.