Two separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers - one by a female duo, the other by three men - killed three people in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Sunday evening, police say. All the attackers died, Reuters news agency reported. 

The bombings followed a bloody clash on Saturday in which five soldiers and more than 15 jihadist fighters died in neighbouring Yobe state. 

The surprise attack on an army facility in the town of Buni Yadi led to an "intense battle", an officer told AFP news agency.

The Nigerian government says it has almost defeated Boko Haram after chasing them out of their last stronghold in the Sambisa forest in Borno state.

Read more: Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group?

Milton Nkosi
BBC Africa, Johannesburg

Wedding bells have not only been ringing for Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya but also for one of the most well-known musicians on the African continent, DJ Black Coffee.

The award-winning star’s long-time partner Mbalienhle Mlotshwa walked down the aisle in a white Gert-Johan Coetzee gown this weekend at the famous holiday resort of Sun City.

In 2015 the 40-year-old DJ, songwriter and producer - real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo - won the prestigious "Breakthrough DJ Of The Year" award at the DJ Awards, external in Ibiza, external.

Then in 2016 he collected an award for the Best International Act: Africa at the BET Awards 2016, external, a first for a South African.

Wedding guests including government ministers, artists, friends and family posted pictures from the event on social media on Sunday afternoon.

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Ivory Coast Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned and dissolved the government in a move that had been expected following the approval of a new constitution and parliamentary elections last month, Reuters news agency report. 

"I have tendered my resignation and that of the government," he said at the Presidential palace, after a meeting with President Alassane Ouattara. 

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Local media in Cameroon say the English-speaking city of Bamenda - where a strike has been called - is deserted, with schools closed, public transport at a standstill and shops and markets empty.

Residents of the English-speaking region complain of discrimination by the rest of the country, where French is more widely spoken.    

The coastal town of Buea was also deserted, CRTV reported.

The shutdown follows a call for a strike by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC).

They accused the government of attempting to restart school education without addressing grievances over the use of French.

The CACSC called for a total shutdown of schools, markets and businesses - but also called on residents not to march, demonstrate or enter into confrontations with the police.

Bamenda saw clashes between protesters and security forces in December and November as people demonstrated against the use of French in courts and schools. At least one person was reported to have died.

People in English-speaking areas have been tweeting about the strike and its impact under the hashtag #GhostTownMonday, external:

Abdinoor Aden
BBC Africa, Nairobi

Various parts of Kenya have suffered a power outage since Sunday evening following a technical hitch at one of the power supply stations. 

A similar situation occurred last year in what the sole power supply company, Kenya Power, blamed on a monkey. 

Areas affected by the blackout include the capital, Nairobi and the coastal and northern regions.

Kenya Power has since said it is addressing the problem. In a statement, the company said:

"A technical fault occurred at Ndenderu substation in Nairobi this morning cutting off supplies from Olkaria to the City, Coast & Mt. Kenya regions" 

Kenya’s industrial town of Thika in the country’s central region, which hosts major firms including car manufacturer Volkswagen, has also been affected.

The power cut happened during an event attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday, causing alarm when the lights went out. Alternative lighting was found and the meeting continued.    

Kenyans have taken to Twiiter to vent their frustration:

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has become the latest inspiration for the challenge trend on Twitter. 

People have been using the hashtag #UhuruChallenge , externalto make fun of Mr Kenyatta's perceived penchant for launching projects and his communication team's use of flowery language to describe them. 

His critics say that some of the projects he says he is launching were already underway or had been already commissioned.  

Mr Kenyatta was in the coastal city of Mombasa last week where he launched a footbridge: 

Kenyans on Twitter took the cue and have been launching their own mundane projects to poke fun at the president.

Here's a sample: 

Kenyan politicians are currently on overdrive launching projects, as a way of showing off their development credentials, ahead of elections in August. 

South Africa's Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya married her girlfriend at the weekend. 

The 800m women's champion, who has endured a row over her gender, wore an embroidered jacket and gold breeches as she married Violet Raseboya, who wore a white dress.

She described the event as "our perfect day" as she shared several photos on social media:

South African sprinter Akani Simbine was among the guests:

Wedding DJ Olwee Wabantu posted a video of Caster and Violet's first dance:

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Dramane Ouattara says life has returned to normal after the disruption brought about by a mutiny in several barracks across the country. 

Mr Ouattara tweeted: 

The mutiny began in Bouake, the country's second largest city, on Friday and spread to the commercial capital, Abidjan, where soldiers took over the army headquarters. 

Mutinous soldiers briefly detained the country's defence minister Alain Richard Donwahi after rejecting the terms of a deal announced by the government.

Mr Ouattara later said he had taken into account the soldiers' pay demands and calls to improve their living conditions and urged them to return to the barracks. 

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Another private radio station has been shut down by Gambian authorities, deepening the ongoing political crisis in the country, the AFP news agency reports

Paradise FM is the fourth radio station to be ordered off air this month. 

Plain clothes policemen claiming to be acting on information ministry orders told the station to stop broadcasting late Sunday, sources told AFP. 

The station had hosted an opposition spokesman, Halifa Sallah, as well as to a ruling party spokesman, Yankuba Colley, to discuss the political crisis, the report says. 

Three other radio stations have been ordered off air in similar circumstances so far in January, with only one of them - Afri Radio - later allowed to continue broadcasting on the condition it plays only music, the report adds. 

President Yayha Jammen is disputing the victory of opposition candidate Adama Barrow despite earlier conceding. 

Mr Jammeh's party has filed a petition at the supreme court which will be heard on 10 January. 

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to host four other West African leaders later today in an effort to avoid violence in The Gambia, where President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to hand over power later this month after losing an election.

Senegal President Macky Sall, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Sierra Leone Vice-President Victor Foh and former Ghana president John Mahama will travel to Abuja for talks.

Mr Buhari and the former Ghana president John Mahama have also been mandated by the West African group of nations Ecowas to ensure the safety of election winner Adama Barrow and ensure there is a peaceful handover of power on 19 January, the Nigerian presidency said in a statement.

Mr Buhari and other west African leaders visited Mr Jammeh last month but were unable to persuade him to step down. Ecowas officials have said that a military intervention to force Mr Jammeh out was conceivable. 

The head of the army in The Gambia has pledged his loyalty to Mr Jammeh and some reports suggest he has been seeking to recruit mercenaries from Liberia and Ivory Coast and 

The US embassy in the country has ordered the families of embassy staff to leave the country and advised US citizens to do the same.

At least five policemen have been killed in an attack in the northern city of al-Arish, the Reuters news agency reports quoting security and medical sources. 

Another 10 were wounded including three civilians, the report says. 

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. 

An Islamist insurgency in the Sinai peninsula has gained pace since the military ousted President  Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. 

Read: Sinai Province: Egypt's most dangerous group 

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Lawyers for the former president of Chad, Hissene Habre, are due to launch an appeal against his life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during his rule in the 1980s. 

It is unclear if Mr Habre will be compelled to appear in person at the special court in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which he does not recognise. 

His conviction last May was seen as a landmark prosecution against the impunity claimed by many of Africa's oppressive leaders. It's estimated up to 40,000 people in Chad were killed during Hissein Habra's presidency, with thousands more raped or tortured. 

The hearing is expected to last several days and a definitive judgement on his conviction due in April.

Profile: Chad's Hissene Habre

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