The manager for Uber sub-Saharan Africa has responded after some drivers in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, went on strike today.

They were complaining that the reduced fares that Uber was charging made it impossible for them to make money.

Uber's Alon Lits said more than 1,000 drivers were consulted before fares were lowered and that the small number of drivers in today’s protests do not in any way represent the voice of the majority of Uber drivers, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza reports.

He said they have seen increased earnings since the fares were slashed.

The number of South Sudanese fleeing their country for Uganda has doubled in the past 10 days, the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, says, external.

It adds that 52,000 people have crossed the border since the fighting that broke out three weeks ago.

Another 1,000 have fled to Kenya and 7,000 to Sudan.

The UNHCR says:

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The European Union (EU) has announced a $55m (£41m) support for the MNJTF, the multi-national force fighting Boko Haram, a joint statement by the EU and AU says. 

It reads in part: 

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Boko Haram attacks have severely affected the north-east of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg

Parts of South Africa's Gauteng province, which is the country's economic hub are experiencing fuel shortages due to a strike. 

The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) says the intimidation of non-striking workers at petrol depots in the capital, Pretoria, is affecting fuel deliveries. 

Shortages have been reported in Johannesburg, Pretoria as well as parts of KwaZulu-Natal. 

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About 15,000 workers affiliated to the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union downed tools last Thursday after they failed to get a 9% wage increase. 

Sapia says it is putting together “contingency plans” and has asked motorists to not panic.

Tomi Oladipo
BBC Africa security correspondent

The UN has condemned the latest reports of widespread sexual violence in South Sudan. 

Researchers have documented more than 100 cases of assault and rape by men in army uniform and armed men in plain clothes. 

The incidents are said to have happened right after fighting broke out between rival soldiers in early July.

The UN says it’s investigating allegations that its troops did not do enough to protect women and minors from rape. 

Witnesses said armed men raped dozens of women outside a UN camp for displaced people.

In at least one case, peacekeepers are accused of looking on as an assault happened.

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The sentencing hearing of a South African woman found guilty of kidnapping a baby from hospital 19 years ago is continuing in Cape Town.

She brought up the child - known to the court as Zephany Nurse - as her own.

The newspapers have been covering the emotional proceedings after the biological mother of the child gave evidence on Monday. 

The BBC's Nomsa Maseko says that Zephany herself has now given evidence, but reporters were barred from proceedings at that point.

She had released a statement earlier this year which appeared to express sympathy with the woman who brought her up.

Her biological father - Morne - has also been giving evidence:

A Nigerian man has launched a dating service for people who live with HIV. 

Speaking to BBC's Newsday programme Michael Ugochukwu said he was driven to help people who were stigmatised. 

He however says that religious fanatics in Nigerian churches are critical of his initiative. 

You can listen to the full interview here:

We posted earlier about a building that collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It's been reported that no-one was injured. 

One of the local TV stations has shared a video showing the moment the building came down:

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Nigeria's government has resumed cash payments for former militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta, an official said. 

The payments were agreed under a 2009 amnesty meant to end a wave a wave of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities. 

Nigeria stopped the payments in February.

An emailed statement quoted by the Bloomberg news agency says that President Muhammadu Buhari told the former fighters that he appreciated their patience.

Each ex-militant is entitled to  $200 (£150) a month plus job training.   

This comes as the government is dealing with a new wave of militant activity which has damaged the country's oil sector.

Kenyan taxi drivers working for Uber are demonstrating outside the company's office in the capital, Nairobi.

They are complaining that Uber has reduced its prices too much.

The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza is there and says that there are around 150 drivers protesting.

People can hail Uber taxis using an app on their smartphone and the service has been accused of undermining more traditional taxi operators in cities around the world.

Last week, Uber said it was lowering its prices in Nairobi in response to competition from other companies.

Some eagle-eyed people in Malawi have spotted a slight picture error in the country's Daily Times newspaper.

In a piece about Uganda's former leader Idi Amin it has used a picture of American actor Forest Whitaker, who played the dictator in a film, rather than the man himself.

And for a reminder, here's Idi Amin himself pictured in 1978:

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Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper is leading with a story of a woman, Jackline Mwende, who was assaulted allegedly by her husband, external and had her hands chopped off  because she "could not conceive".

The paper reports that the husband has been charged in connection with the violence.

He has made no comment. 

Ms Mwende is said to have been advised by her local pastor to stay in the relationship despite having been the victim of abuse. 

The Daily Nation also reports that the a doctor's report had found the man to be infertile.

Image source, Daily Nation

The hashtag #SauvonsMbayang , external(Let’s save Mbayang) is trending in Senegal in support of a woman who was arrested a few weeks ago and charged with the murder of her employer's spouse in Saudi Arabia. 

The BBC's Nadege Sinarinzi in Dakar reports that the family of Mbayang Diop, 22, and human rights activists fear she might be executed. 

They held a rally on Monday at the Dakar central mosque where they have called on the government to plead her case. 

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Uber taxi drivers in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are set to hold a strike today over the transport operator's decision to cut fares.  

On 29 July, the US-based firm said it was lowering fares by up to 35% in Nairobi and drivers fear this could lead to lower earnings. 

Consequently, the drivers have formed the Kenyan Digital Taxi Association (KDTA), which has called for today's strike.

The KDTA has posted this photo on its Facebook page today:

Image source, KDTA

Local media are also reporting on the planned strike:

South Sudan's Agriculture Minster Lam Akol has resigned from the government over what he describes as there being "no more peace agreement".

The BBC Focus on Africa editor has tweeted his statement:

Mr Akol's resignation comes in the wake of the the former First Vice-President Riek Machar leaving the capital, Juba, which followed clashes between his troops and those loyal to President Salva Kiir.

Mr Machar's inclusion in a unity government was supposed to signify the end of the country's civil war.

In his hard-hitting statement, Mr Akol said the attack on the vice-president's troops was premeditated and aimed at dislodging him.

Mr Akol, who once served as Sudan's foreign minister, was one of two non-armed opposition members appointed to South Sudan's unity cabinet.

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A residential building has collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. No causalities have been reported. 

Reports say the building had been earmarked for demolition following an incident in May where at least 50 people were killed after a building collapsed in the city's Huruma district. 

The Kenya Red Cross has shared pictures from the site: 

Read more: Five reasons why buildings collapse

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