Summary

  • Cameroon sentences 89 Boko Haram fighters to death

  • Sudan threatens to shut recently reopened borders with South Sudan

  • Fifa clarifies that it does not think that South Africa bought the 2010 World Cup

  • South Africa's president says Guptas do not appoint ministers

  • Top Malawian gospel singer Grace Chinga dies

  • South Africa dismisses World Cup hosting bribery allegations

  • Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Thursday 17 March 2016

Live Reporting

Naziru Mikailu and Damian Zane

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