Summary

  • LRA commander pleads not guilty at ICC

  • Burkinabe MPs 'to return Chinese touch-screen tablet gifts'

  • Tanzanian puts up posters for women to apply to be his wife

  • South Africa's right-to-die ruling for terminally ill overturned

  • Djibouti 'to host Saudi military base'

  • Mali prison break by 'suspected Islamist militants'

  • Last IS area falls in Libyan city of Sirte

  • President Mugabe praises 'peace-loving' Zimbabweans

  • UN probe finds 41 sex abusers in CAR

  • Ethnic clashes leave 31 dead in DR Congo

  • Egypt arrests 'organ trafficking ring'

  • Kenya talks to end doctors' strike collapse

  • Malawians march against abortion and homosexuality

  • Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Tuesday 6 December 2016

  1. Wise wordspublished at 09:00

    Today's African proverb:

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    The worm that destroys a kola nut lives inside it."

    Sent by Excellence Emmanuel, Harrison Arubu and Muyiwa Ojolo - all from Nigeria

  2. Good morningpublished at 09:00

    Welcome to the BBC Africa Live page where we'll be keeping you up-to-date with news and trends across the continent.