A Cameroonian club defends Wilfried Nathan Doualla after the midfielder was accused of age cheating.

This is a symbolic breakthrough for the army in its 11-month civil war with the Rapid Support Forces.

Top US officials are visiting the military junta in Niger to bring the country back to a "democratic path".

A statement from the US state department cited by AFP said the visit would discuss security and partnership between the two nations.

The US currently has about 1,000 soldiers in Niger.

They are there to help combat terrorism, according to the US department of defence.

When the coup happened last year the military demanded for the former colonial power France to withdraw its troops.

It did not ask the same of the US.

The military junta has grown closer to Russia in recent months.

A Burundian club withdraw from a continental tournament after refusing to wear a jersey with the 'Visit Rwanda' logo on it.

Ian Wafula
Africa security correspondent, BBC News, Nairobi

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A top civil servant in Kenya's ministry of foreign affairs has told the BBC that the planned deployment of police to Haiti is now on hold following the announcement by Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would be stepping down.

Korir Sing’oei, principal secretary for foreign affairs, said without a political administration in Haiti there was no anchor on which the deployment can rest.

Mr Sing’oei added that Kenya will wait for the installation of a new constitutional authority before further decisions are made.

Last year, Kenya pledged to deploy around 1,000 police officers to Haiti as part of an international force in a bid to combat the gang violence.

The deployment had been held up in the courts but earlier this month it seemed as if all the legal hurdles had been cleared.

More on this story:

• Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs?

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South Africa's electoral body has fired an official it accuses of leaking the electoral candidate lists of two major political parties.

Investigations found that the employee downloaded the candidate lists of several political parties, Sy Mamabolo, the Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), told broadcaster Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday, external.

Last Friday, the candidate lists of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and ex-President Jacob Zuma's newly-formed party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) were leaked on social media, merely hours after the parties submitted them to the IEC.

The leak angered the MK party, which has threatened to take legal action against the electoral body.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was satisfied with IEC's explanation on the leak and has "confidence in the IEC's ability to deal with all matters that have to do with elections".

Mr Mamabolo says a forensic analysis is under way to establish the ex-employee's motive, but maintains that the incident does not undermine IEC's credibility to hold the country's upcoming May elections.

Jose Tembe & Chris Fawkes
BBC News, Maputo & BBC Weather

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Tropical storm Filipo made landfall in Mozambique’s Inhambane province at around 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT).

The phenomenon disrupted electricity and communications in Inhambane and Sofala.

It’s already being felt in Gaza and as it moves down, it’s expected to start its devastating effects in Maputo later today.

As it continues to move south-westwards across southern Mozambique, the winds will quickly weaken so the system will get downgraded to a tropical depression over the coming hours.

Although the winds will ease, Filipo will continue to bring some heavy rainfalls across southern Mozambique, with 1cm or more in places – so Filipo will continue to threaten some flooding.

More than 525,000 people could be affected by strong winds and flooding, according to Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD).

There will also be some heavy downpours in Eswatini and in the north-eastern areas of South Africa.

But, Filipo will spin out to sea by Wednesday.

More on this story: Tropical storm Filipo to bring more heavy rain - BBC Weather

Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

The army in Sudan says it has captured the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Omdurman, which is just across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, following heavy fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

This appears to be a significant victory for the Sudanese army which has been trying to recapture large areas of Omdurman and Khartoum seized by the RSF during the initial stages of the civil war.

Heavy fighting has been taking place in several parts of the capital despite the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire during Ramadan.

Around eight million people have fled their homes across Sudan since the war began almost a year ago and there are warnings of growing hunger.

Nkechi Ogbonna
West Africa business journalist, BBC News

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The price of beer is set to rise once again in Nigeria because of the rising cost of production, says Nigerian Breweries.

This is the third time in less than a year that consumers will be paying more for their refreshment. The brewery said the new prices would take effect on Friday, one month after the last adjustment.

Nigeria Breweries is the largest and oldest brewery in the country, but last year, it recorded a net loss of 106bn naira ($66m: £53m) because the depreciation of the naira, the local currency, has made importing the ingredients more expensive.

In recent months, local manufacturers in many sectors have hiked product prices as the country faces the worst economic crisis in a generation.

Lack of access to foreign currency which would be used to import raw materials and the poor power supply are among key factors impacting the cost of production and doing business in Nigeria.

The high food and transportation costs have forced many into poverty.

More on Nigeria's cost of living crisis:

• Why Nigeria's economy is in such a mess
• People turn to 'throw-away' rice for food

Moses Kollie Garzeawu
Journalist, Monrovia

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Ten senior officials have been dismissed by Liberia's National Port Authority (NPA) after being accused of corruption.

Sekou Hussein Dukuly, managing director of NPA, said the individuals were involved in “financial improprieties”.

He said the individuals were found liable "after an internal investigation”.

Mr Dukuly said the case has been sent to the police for prosecution.

But some of the accused individuals are planning to take legal action against the NPA.

“I just received a dismissal letter from the management, but my lawyers have said I shouldn’t comment on the details and allegations” Pewu Flomoku, one of the accused, told the BBC.

The former port manager of Buchannan, Civicus Barsi-Giah termed the decision as political and said he didn't receive an official termination letter.

Mr Barsi-Giah said he was not made aware of an internal investigation.

The NPA also reported seven seaport officers for allegedly conspiring to steal three 20 footed trucks of rice from the port facilities, last week.

NPA's crackdown coincides with President Joseph Boakai's announcement where he said he was setting up a task force to fight corruption in the country.

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Conservationists are mourning the death of a Zimbabwean tour guide who was trampled to death by a charging elephant at South Africa's Gondwana Private Game Reserve.

David Kandela, 36, was leading a group of tourists on Sunday evening when the tragedy happened, the reserve said in a statement quoted by local media.

It added that the incident occurred as one of Gondwana’s herds of elephants was passing through Gondwana’s tented Eco Camp.

"The herd had nearly passed through the camp when David encountered the last remaining elephant just before the tragic event occurred," the statement added.

Fellow tour guides and tour operators have described Mr Kandela as an expert guide who had a deep passion for his work.

Such incidents are rare, but elephants are said to be easily disturbed by high number of tourists especially in areas that are not designated for safari tourists.

Elephants are a major tourist attraction in southern Africa.

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The organising committee of the Paris Olympics said it was shocked by "racist" attacks made by far-right French groups against Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura.

The attacks were triggered by reports that Nakamura, 28, would perform a song by the legendary 20th century French singer Édith Piaf at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July.

On Sunday, the far-right group Les Natifs protested in Paris with a banner saying: "There's no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market", referring to the capital of Mali, where Nakamura was born.

She migrated to France with her family as a child and received French citizenship in 2021.

The music star was also booed by supporters of the far-right Reconquest party during a rally held on Sunday.

“We have been very shocked by the racist attacks against Aya Nakamura in recent days. [We offer our] total support to the most listened-to French artist in the world,” the Paris Olympics organising committee said on Monday.

Several fans and French leaders, including French MP Antoine Leaument and Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, have supported Nakamura.

Les Natifs has continued to double down, saying Nakamura does not represent French culture and her performance would signal the "Africanization" of French culture.

Nakamura is one of the biggest musicians in France, and some reports name her as the most listened-to French-singing musician in the world.

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The world through its media

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A pro-Iranian Shia group has held protests across Nigeria to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday marched through the capital, Abuja, and in 10 other Nigerian states, calling for peace in Gaza.

Protesters in Abuja burned UK and American flags in front of the US embassy.

They urged US President Joe Biden to withdraw his support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.

The IMN was founded and is led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

The group, credited for the growth of Shia Islam in Nigeria, is based in the north-western city of Zaria.

It was banned by the authorities in 2019 following violent clashes between its members and security forces, but its supporters hold protests from time to time.

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Authorities in Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial hub, have blamed the ongoing heatwave for the lack of water in some parts of the city for several weeks.

The South African Weather Service on Monday issued a warning over excessively high temperatures, with the peak expected on Wednesday.

The public water services provider says increased water consumption and lower reservoir levels are also fuelling the city's ongoing water crisis.

"The reduced flow into Johannesburg Water's Linden 1 and Blairgowrie reservoirs is mainly due to the increase in demand caused by hot weather conditions as well as reservoirs being critically low to empty," Johannesburg Water said on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

The company also said that its bulk supplier, Rand Water, will reconfigure its systems to boost supplies.

Water shortages are common in Johannesburg, and have triggered protests in the past.

The current water crisis began late last year but has worsened in recent weeks.

The water outages have not only hit homes but also public facilities.

Aging infrastructure has also been blamed for the crisis.

Last week, multiple homes and facilities, including hospitals, were forced to buy water from tankers after lightning damaged a key pump station, cutting off water supply for several days.

Another pump station went offline last weekend after it was impacted by a power outage.

Ian Wafula
Africa security correspondent, BBC News, Nairobi

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The Kenyan government has vowed to go on with the deployment of hundreds of police officers to Haiti despite the escalating gang violence in the Caribbean country.

Kenya's Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki on Monday said the mission to send about 1,000 police officers to Haiti was in the pre-deployment stage.

Mr Kindiki also said that laws and enforcement measures, like detention and arrests, have been finalised.

The Kenyan government has addressed all issues raised in court that had blocked the deployment, the minister added.

The exact date on which the officers will leave the country remains unknown.

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has said he would resign following weeks of mounting chaos by gangs demanding for his removal.

Mr Henry agreed to step down and to make way for a transitional authority as his country wrestles with growing anarchy.

He went to Kenya to sign a deal on the deployment of an international security force to help tackle violence when a coalition of gangs attacked police stations and stormed two of Haiti's largest prisons.

A plane carrying Mr Henry was stopped from landing following sustained attacks at Haiti's international airport.

US Secretary of State Blinken has committed a further $100m (£78m) to the 1,000-strong UN-backed security force Kenya is expected to lead in Haiti.

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Chad's government has announced that it would provide free water and electricity for households until the end of the year.

The monthly household consumption payable by the government is capped at 15 cubic metres (15,000 litres) of water and 300 kWh of electricity.

The government on Monday said it would also clear water and electricity bills for residents with outstanding arrears.

It also announced a cut in transport taxes that could lower transport costs, which hiked last month with a rise in fuel prices.

Chad's junta leader and interim President Mahamat Déby sanctioned the policy "to assist households", a joint statement by the presidency and finance minister said.

Some Chadians perceive the move as Mr Déby's attempt to endear to voters.

He will be vying for the presidency when Chad holds elections between May and June.

Some residents also say that the move is meaningless as several parts in the capital, N'Djamena, have faced a power outage for the past two weeks.

But some Chadians have welcomed the measure as a much-needed relief to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo, the Angolan government has said.

The agreement followed a meeting on Monday in Angola's capital Luanda between Mr Kagame and Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union's (AU) mediator, in the DR Congo crisis.

"It was decided that President Kagame would agree to meet President Tshisekedi on a date to be indicated by the mediator," Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio told the press after the meeting.

Mr Antonio said that both Rwanda and the DR Congo had agreed to hold the meeting, with ministerial delegations from both sides working toward the plan.

Rwanda's presidency said on X that the two leaders "agreed on key steps towards addressing the root causes of the conflict".

President Kagame's trip to Angola follows a similar visit by Mr Tshisekedi to Luanda last month, during which it was announced that the DR Congo leader had agreed to meet with his Rwandan counterpart.

But Mr Tshisekedi demanded the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the Congolese territory before meeting President Kagame, the DR Congo presidency said.

Fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces has flared in the DR Congo's east, forcing more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in recent weeks, according to the UN.

DR Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels, an accusation that Kigali denies.

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Musa Garba was one of more than 280 abducted last week, but he managed slip away from his captors.

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