Summary

  • Libyan rivals sign deal to form unity government

  • UN accused of 'gross institutional failure' over CAR sex abuse case

  • Africa will not allow a genocide in Burundi, says AU

  • Ethiopia’s leader warns Oromo protesters

  • Rwandans abroad vote on third term for President Kagame

  • Niger is the worst place in the world, according to UN report

  • Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Thursday 17 December 2015

  1. get involved

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  2. Wise wordspublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2015

    People under a tree in MaliImage source, AFP

    Today’s African proverb: "The shade of the tree will always come back." A Kalenjin proverb sent by Kipkoech Titus Rutto in Kericho, Kenya

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  3. Good morningpublished at 09:00

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