Milton Nkosi
BBC Africa, Johannesburg

South African police are investigating reports that a gang is using fake minibus taxis to lure and rape women in the commercial capital Johannesburg.

One woman has given shocking details to local media, external  on how she was gang-raped.

She said that on Sunday, while with her 10-year-old son, she hailed a taxi. The men in the vehicle then her held at gunpoint and raped her, while her son was ordered to lie face-down on the floor.

The woman, who spoke to Eyewitness News, said the ordeal lasted for four hours.

Speaking of her fear for her son, she said:

The woman says she hopes that by speaking about the incident, she can encourage other victims to come forward, and potentially help prevent more attacks, EWN reports.

South Africa has some of the highest rates of rape in the world.

Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini told the BBC that the suspects were armed and travelling in Toyota vans.

He added:

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At least 10 Egyptian army soldiers have been killed in a double roadside bombing in the central Sinai peninsula. 

In a statement, Egyptian military officials said 15 jihadists from the Islamic State group were also killed by troops in the clash.

Kenya's Treasury is launching a new government bond called M-Akiba, aimed at small investors who will be able to purchase the bonds via their mobile phone at a low cost.

So how exactly does it work? Aly Khan Satchu, a financial analyst and the chief executive of Rich Management in Nairobi, told BBC Newsday why he thought it was such an important development:

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Angry workers have shut down Nigeria's largest airline, Arik Air, accusing the management of failing to reinstate sacked colleagues, local media report.

The Nigerian government announced a takeover of the airline last month to prevent it going bust.

But the main union representing aviation workers has accused the new management of intolerance to unionism, Nigeria's Premium Times reports., external

The government agency - Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, now responsible for supervising the cash-strapped airline - said the decision was made to "instill sanity in the country's aviation sector and to prevent a major catastrophe."  

Read more: Nigeria's Arik Air and aviation industry in disarray

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United Nations investigators have found 10 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's violence-hit Kasai region, UN human rights officer Barbara Matasconi has said, AFP news agency reports. 

The government has been informed of the discovery of seven of the mass graves in Demba town and three  in Tshimbulu, she added. 

The remote region has been hit by violence since August when government forces killed a traditional ruler and militia leader, Kamwina Nsapu, who had rebelled against the central government of President Joseph Kabila. 

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Tanzania's President John Magufuli has sacked his information minister, who launched an investigation into a powerful government administrator accused of intimidating a popular private media station in the main city, Dar es Salaam. 

In a mini-reshuffle announced this morning, President Magufuli did not explain why Nape Nauye had been pushed out of the cabinet. 

On Tuesday, an investigating team, formed by Mr Nauye, recommended disciplinary action against embattled Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda following allegations that he stormed into the offices of Clouds Media Group (CMG) on Friday. 

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Reports say that Mr Makonda was unhappy that the TV station had failed to run a story that would have portrayed a local cleric in a bad light.

Mr Makonda and the religious leader have had a public disagreement over an alleged drugs scandal. 

President Magufuli appeared to defend his administrator, a move that sparked off public outrage, especially among social media users.   

Mr Makonda, who is said to enjoy a close relationship with the president, is yet to comment on the incident.     

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Nigeria and Kenya have voiced their solidarity with the UK after yesterday's deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament in London.

A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing three, and fatally stabbed a police officer outside Parliament.

In a statement, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhai said Nigerians "stand with Britons at this sad and trying moment in their country". 

He added that the whole world should unite to defeat "terrorism". 

In a tweet, Kenya's Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families and friends of the brutal terrorist attack in London."

She added:

Seven people have been arrested and six addresses raided in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in the country in connection with the attack, police say.

A total of 29 people injured in the attack have been treated in hospital and seven remain in a critical condition.

Police Acting Deputy Commissioner and Head of Counter Terrorism Mark Rowley said:   

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