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And we leave you with this picture of the sky at dusk in South Africa's Western Cape. People there are expecting a big storm to hit overnight:

The Nigerian authorities are not doing enough to secure the release of six children who were abducted from their secondary school in Lagos, says a parent who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity.

The authorities at federal and state level are also accused of being evasive and elusive.

The parent added that he had not yet met Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

The children were kidnapped towards the end of May. Their abductors are demanding a ransom of around $30,000 (£25,000) which the parents say they cannot afford.

They denied local media reports that they are trying to raise the ransom themselves

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Tamasin Ford
BBC Africa, Abidjan

Here in Ivory Coast's main city, I have been to visit the tailoring shop of Madah Tiote, the widow of footballer Cheick Tiote who collapsed and died in China after training on Monday.

It's closed today of course and Madah is at home, pregnant with her third child.

But I have spoken to some people in the neighbourhood:

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has given his annual state of the nation address.

He had some criticism for the police:

The president has also made some off the cuff statements away from the prepared text quoted by State House:

Mr Museveni says he does not go to banks to get loans.

He pays in cash with money from his cattle farm. He said he gets paid about $1,000 (£780) per month:

Shingai Nyoka
BBC Africa, Harare

Zimbabwe’s top poultry producer and exporter Irvines Private Limited has said that 7,000 chickens have died due to avian flu.

And it has been forced to cull 140,000 as a precaution following an outbreak on its premises.

However, the Zimbabwean government says this strain of bird flu has not shown any risk to humans.

As we've reported neighbouring Botswana and Mozambique have implemented a blanket ban on all poultry products from Zimbabwe.

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Crystal Palace central defender Mamadou Sakho is on holiday with his family in Tanzania and he's tweeted this short film from there:

Sakho was born in France but his parents were from Senegal.

We've been reporting about the storm that's due to hit South Africa's Western Cape province tonight.

It comes after a prolonged period of drought in the province.

So what can South Africans expect over the next few days?

BBC Weather's Ben Rich has been looking at the forecast:

The main political parties in the UK have pledged to keep spending 0.7% of the country's national income on foreign aid if they are elected.

But some critics question whether countries which do not have a good human rights track record should get aid.

Ahead of the British general election on Thursday we take a look at the issue:

Schools in South Africa's Western Cape province have been told to close as the region prepares for a big storm to hit tonight.

In a statement, the local education department said: "The storm may damage some schools, which could place learners and staff at risk, as well as those who commute to school, especially in rural areas."

The provincial premier has been warning people of what is coming in a series of tweets:

She has also asked people to avoid driving if they can:

People are using the hashtag #MotherOfAllStorms to tweet about what's coming:

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The Mozambican government has banned the import of all poultry and poultry products from neighbouring Zimbabwe, reports Jose Tembe in Maputo.

The ban follows an outbreak of avian flu, announced last week, on a commercial poultry farm in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province, which led to the cull of over 715,000 birds.

There are various strains of avian flu and the one discovered in Mashonaland East is reported to be the most deadly.

This strain, known as H5N8, is highly contagious and lethal to poultry.

Zimbabwe's neighbour Botswana has also made a similar announcment, external today

Burundi's government has accused the EU of having tried to seek regime change before the political crisis of 2015, reports the BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge from Bujumbura.

A government spokesman has said that it has got hold of documents that show that the EU delegation in the country funded people who wanted to destabilise Burundi.

He did not reveal more details about what was in the documents.

The EU has often been critical of the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

In 2015, his decision to run for a third term precipitated a political crisis which included a failed coup attempt.

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Alex Duval Smith
BBC News

Comoros' Foreign Minister Mohamed Bacar Dossar has summoned the French ambassador following a remark by President Emmanuel Macron, which he considered offensive.

Last week, the president appeared to make a joke suggesting that Comorans who were picked up in the sea trying to make their way to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte were like fish.

The boats they sail in frequently capsize and, according to a report to the French senate, up to 10,000 people have drowned in those crossings in the past 20 years.

Mr Dossar told journalists that Mr Macron's comments were ''disdainful and shocking. The Comoran people have a right to dignity and apologies are necessary''.

On Monday, Comoros President Azali Assoumani had a telephone conversation with President Macron.

President Assoumani said his French counterpart's ''unconsidered'' remark ''reflects his young age''.

But he added: ''Now that President Macron has put the issue in the public arena, it would be good to work at finding a solution to the tragedy.'.

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We posted a story on Facebook yesterday about a special thanksgiving service that a Ghanaian church organised in the wake of Chelsea's Premier League success.

Long-time Chelsea fan Pastor Azigiza told the BBC he wanted to use the power of football to talk about God.

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But looking at the comments, external under the post, it seems that Living Streams International church in the capital, Accra, has come in for a lot of criticism.

Jesse Abedi-Boafo says:

Abongile Gotye says:

But Echere Henry Nzubechi comes to the defence of the church:

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is now speaking at a special session of Uganda's parliament at a conference centre in the capital, Kampala.

He has used the first part of the speech to talk about security and has had some harsh words for the police:

Recently, he has been critical of the use of torture in police investigations.

You can watch the speech live here:

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is about to deliver his annual state of the nation address and, in advance of that, parliament has sent out a warning to journalists covering the event.

In a statement, parliamentary officers said

The BBC Catherine Byaruhanga says that in the past pictures of MPs dozing off have gone viral and this is an effort by parliament to stop those images being taken.

Matthew Davies
Editor, BBC Africa Business Report

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South Africa's new Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba will not be pleased with this set of GDP numbers.

The 0.7% contraction of the economy was not only unexpected, but follows figures last week that showed unemployment in the country at a 14-year high.

It also comes just a couple of months after part of the country's debt was downgraded to junk status.

The ratings agencies warned last week that weak economic growth and the political uncertainty as a result of virtual open warfare within the governing African National Congress could spark further downgrades.

The political tension is unlikely to be resolved until the ANC's elective conference in December. However by then if there's been further weakness in the economy, the cost of living for many millions of South Africans could be a lot higher.

Ugandan social media is abuzz after revelations at the funeral of a leading educationalist, Prof Lawrence Mukiibi, last week.

Mr Mukiibi was the owner of various schools and colleges called St Lawrence. However at his funeral several dozen children were introduced as his progeny

The famous teacher had no known wife.

This has led many to ask questions about the late Prof Mukiibi:

The death of Ivorian footballer Cheik Tiote has reminded us of long list of other African players who have died on the pitch, almost all of them suffering a form of cardiac arrest.

• 1989 - Nigeria's Samuel Okwaraji collapsed while playing for the Super Eagles
• 2003 - Cameroon's Marc-Vivien Foe had a heart attack while playing for Cameroon
• 2007 - Zambia's Chaswe Nsofwa died during a club match in Israel
• 2016 - Cameroonian Patrick Ekeng collapsed playing in Romania

There are many others and you can read more about them in this piece by Mark Gleeson.

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A German scientist says a tree he discovered in Tanzania is Africa's tallest.

It is a rare species, called Entandrophragma Excelsum, and stands 81.5m (267ft) tall.

We've been taking a look:

"My father was kidnapped yesterday."

Rana Jawad, our reporter in Tunisia, got that text message from a friend, Lina.

She told her he was taken in Libya and has now not been seen for more than a month.

Rana speaks to her about the nightmare world of phone calls, misinformation and anxiety.

Lina's father is one of many people taken in a spate of kidnappings.

Read more about what happened to Lina

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