Summary

  • South African model alleges she was assaulted by Zimbabwe's first lady

  • Police minister says she is due in court

  • Zanu-PF says first lady was 'attacked'

  • Sierra Leone 'gripped by grief' after mudslide

  • Main morgue 'overcrowded' with corpses

  • Search for survivors continues

  • President pleads for international aid

  • Burkina Faso mourns after restaurant attack

  • Cambridge University student among the dead

  1. Today's wise wordspublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 15 August 2017

    Our African proverb of the day:

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    The child knows how to run but not how to hide."

    A Kissi proverb sent by Nyuma Allieu in Magburaka in Sierra Leone

  2. Good morningpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 15 August 2017

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