Summary

  • South Africa's currency plunges to record low

  • Burundi's security forces accused of torture

  • UN chief honours Boko Haram victims in Nigeria

  • Kenyans take gold at World Athletics Championships

Live Reporting

Naziru Mikailu and Farouk Chothia

  1. I'm not corrupt, says Blatter

    Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told the BBC that he is not corrupt, but others in the game could be. Watch the  interview with him here:

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  2. Blatter defends Fifa

    BBC Africa sports producer tweets:

  3. Could stems software change music production?

    In this video, DJ and producer Prime Cuts from the Scratch Perverts explains to BBC Click why he's using a new music format called Stems, which has been developed by Native Instruments:

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  4. Praise for Kenyan athlete

    Kenya's president has been tweeting on Vivian Cheruiyot's victory in Beijing:  

  5. World's worst currencies

    Bloomberg news agency's Lagos reporter tweets

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  6. China's economic slowdown affects Africa

    Here's a video explaining how the turmoil on China's stock market affects Africa's economy: 

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  7. Last Ebola patient discharged

    BBC Africa reporter in Freetown tweets:

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  8. UN chief in Nigeria traditional dress

    The UN chief - a South Korean - has turned up at a hospital in Nigeria's capital dressed in an outfit popular among people from the Hausa ethnic group: 

  9. Get involved: Why has South Africa's currency plunged?

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    The fall of South Africa's rand to an all-time low against the US dollar is a major point of debate on Twitter. Here are some of the views being expressed:

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  10. Get Involved: Why has South Africa's currency plunged?

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    The fate of South Africa's currency is trending on Twitter in the country after it fell to a historic low this morning. Should President Jacob Zuma be blamed for the crisis? What should be done? Here are some of the views of Twitter users: