Here are some of the photos from the signing ceremony in Morocco as Libyan delegates agree to set up a unity government:

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Representatives from Libya's rival parliaments have signed a deal in Morocco to form a unity government

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Niger is the worst place to live in the world when it comes to life expectancy, education and income, according to the latest UN Human Development Index. 

Of the 188 countries ranked, Norway came out as the best place to live.

Here's how the two compare:

• Life expectancy:

Niger: 61.4 years 

Norway: 81.6 years

• Expected years of schooling: 

Niger: 5.4 years

Norway: 17.5 years 

• Gross national income per capita

Niger: $908

Norway: $64,992

The Central African Republic, Eritrea, Chad, and Burundi were the other lowest-ranking nations. 

Here are some significant quotes from UN envoy Martin Kobler's address to the delegates at signing ceremony to form a Libya unity government:

Mr Kobler said there were four challenges that will test the new government:

1. Face immediately the dire humanitarian situation
2. Inclusive national security dialogue
3. The fight against Islamic State and other terror groups
4. Particular attention to Benghazi  and other areas

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It looks like the Libya deal to form a unity government is finally getting under way. 

UN envoy Martin Kobler is addressing the delegates from Libya's rival parliaments in the Moroccan town of Skhirat.

He's saying the political compromise is painful - but there is a need for reconciliation - and the first step on putting Libya back on the path of building a democratic state.

President Muhammadu Buhari has been trending on Twitter across Nigeria this morning, with many people taking the chance to wish him a Happy 73rd birthday. 

Even the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has sent its good wishes.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan was highly praised for conceding defeat in elections in March, which marked the first successful handover of power to an opposition party in Nigeria's democratic era. 

But not everyone has been using the "Happy 73rd" trend to praise the president. 

Some users have been using it to criticise Mr Buhari over the alleged killings of hundreds of Shia Muslims in northern Nigeria by the military, as well as over the state of the economy. 

The authorities are investigating the Shia clashes that happened in Zaria over the weekend.

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A historic football match in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has kicked off - and for the first time a game is being broadcast live on television.

It's the General Da'ud Cup final - between Somali military club Horseed and Somali police Football Club Heegan FC.

It was due to start at 15:00 local time (12:00 GMT), but began 25 minutes early.

The score at the moment is 1-0 to Heegan.

Read the BBC New story for more

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The French embassy in Ouagadougou has warned its citizens against travelling to a national park in eastern Burkina Faso after reports that Malian jihadists were threatening to kidnap foreigners, the Reuters news agency reports.

The park, named "W" because it is shaped like the letter around the contours of the River Niger, also spills into Niger and Benin, and is listed as a Unesco World Heritage site.

According to Reuters, it lures thousands of tourists during Burkina Faso's December-May hunting season.      

"There appear to be threats of kidnapping of foreigners in the W Park," the agency quotes Nadia Fanton, a diplomat at the French embassy in the Burkinabe capital, as saying.

Representatives from rival Libyan parliaments were meant to be signing a UN-brokered agreement to form a national unity government in Morocco this morning. 

Reports from one independent Libyan journalist suggest all is not going to plan: 

A Libyan media outlet has also tweeted photos which it says show delegates leaving the conference hall in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat due to disagreements over the deal:

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Libyan delegates of the UN-sponsored political dialogue team are gathering at a venue in the Moroccan town of Skhirat to sign an agreement to form a new unity government later today.

The signing is expected to happen despite objections by the leaders of Libya’s rival legislative bodies. 

They refused to hold a vote to formally adopt or reject the agreement. 

BBC North Africa correspondent Rana Jawad says the international community believes that sealing this deal is the first step in a long process that will soon need to address plans on how to secure the country and the government.

Matthew Davies
Editor, BBC Africa Business Report

The rise in US interest rates is another cloud in what is rapidly becoming a perfect storm for many African economies.

Though widely anticipated, the increase in the Federal Funds rate triggered yet another fall of Africa's most widely traded currency, the South African rand.

But the Fed's move really means a reversal of the flow of cheap money. Over the past few years, investors with their so-called "hot money" have been looking for decent rates of return and was finding them in emerging markets, including Africa. Billions flowed into Africa and governments and companies were more than happy to take it.

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Now many African governments are lumbered with large dollar debts and a reduced capability to service them. That is because rising US rates are not the only thing African economies are contending with at the moment.

The past year has seen big falls in commodity prices, as demand from China slumped. The persistently low oil price has been hampering the national budget's of Nigeria and Angola.

All these factors could mean a bleak and gloomy 2016 for several African economies.

Find out more aboutWhy the US rate matters 

Umaru Fofana
BBC Africa, Freetown

Two US-based Sierra Leoneans, detained at Lunghi airport after they were overheard criticising the police and judiciary during a flight, have been released. 

The deputy head of police, who was also on board the aircraft while they discussed their frustration at the state of affairs in the country, ordered their arrest.

The two, who are on holiday in Sierra Leone, have now been told to the Criminal Investigation Department.

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The African Union's Peace and Security Council is meeting to discuss the escalating violence in Burundi. 

Delegates have made a strong statement on the need to prevent mass killings: 

They have also been discussing the possibility of sending peacekeepers into Burundi: 

The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security has been tweeting from his personal account: 

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Ahead of a UN-brokered deal due to be signed by Libya's rival parliaments later today, UN Libya mission head, Martin Kobler, went to eastern Libya to iron out some obstacles to the signing.

He met Gen Khalifa Haftar, commander of the forces of the internationally recognised government.

At a press conference the UN envoy said an agreement was a vital stepping stone in the fight against militants:

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Find out more about Libya's powerful Gen Haftar.

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Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, the UN's human rights commissioner, has reiterated the UN secretary generals comments about Burundi (see 09:13 post).

Reuters news agency quotes him as telling a special session of the UN Human Rights Council:

He called for a robust response from the international community, including travel bans and asset freezes, Reuters says.  

A circus tiger that escaped in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday has been shot dead, South Africa’s News24 reports, external.

A resident in the Mpushini Valley area said the animal was spotted by a farmer who called the authorities, hoping it would be tranquilised.

"We had a vet with us and we had to put it down because it wasn't safe enough to dart [tranquillise],” circus owner Brian Boswell said.

It is not clear how the cat escaped from the Natal Zoological Gardens and Lion Park.

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Delegates from the two rival parliaments thrown up by Libya's civil war are due to sign an agreement to form a government of national unity later today. 

The deal has been painstakingly brokered by the United Nations, but both sides are continuing to object to details in the accord. 

Islamic State militants have filled the power vacuum in some regions, which was created by the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi . But both sides are continuing to object to details.

Libya's rival power bases (as of August 2015)  

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A special meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on the escalating violence in Burundi is about to get under way in Geneva: 

Ahead of the gathering, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned the country was on the brink of a civil war which risked engulfing the entire region.

He said the violence in Burundi over the past few days was "chilling" and that he would be sending his special adviser to Burundi for urgent talks with the government. 

The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said the UN was not acting quickly enough to address the crisis.

Read more:

• Is Burundi on verge of return to ethnic conflict?

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Ethiopia’s leader has warned people protesting in the Oromia region.

A plan to expand the capital's administrative control into the region has sparked deadly protests.

“We know destructive forces are masterminding the violence from the forefront and from behind and they have burnt down a number of government and people's property," Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said.

Oromia is the country's largest region, surrounding the capital, Addis Ababa.

Authorities say five people have died in protests so far, but opposition parties and human rights groups say the number is closer to 40.

Amnesty International says, external accusations that Oromo protesters have links with terror groups aim to justify repression of those protesting against feared land seizures.