Alhassan Sillah
BBC Africa, Conakry

Nine bodies believed to be from last week's deadly mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone have been recovered, floating in Guinea's territorial waters.

The bodies, of five men and four women, were discovered floating on the banks of three seaports in Conakry, Guinea's capital, and one in a jetty in an area not far from the border with Sierra Leone.

The Guinean maritime authorities and the local Red Cross have confirmed the recovery of the bodies, which have since been buried.

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In South Africa, the prosecutor in the case of the two white farmers who have been found guilty of attempted murder after pushing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set it alight has asked for their bail to be revoked.

The bail should apply while the two wait to be sentenced.

The BBC reporter in the court room has been tweeting the reaction:

The BBC reporter is tweeting from the South African court where two farmers have been found guilty of attempted murder and kidnapping after forcing a black man into a coffin.

The victim, Victor Mlotshwa, earlier told Nomsa that he was relieved by the verdict saying that justice had been served.

A judge has convicted two white farmers of forcing a black man, Victor Mlotshwa, into a coffin. Our reporter Nomsa Maseko has been tweeting the verdict:

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The United Nations says at least 540 civilians have been killed, kidnapped or wounded by Boko Haram militants in one region of Niger since February 2015.

They targeted the small area of Diffa near the border with Nigeria, which is where they are based.

The UN says about 70% of those killed come from the single area of Bosso.

Security officials say many people are killed in suicide bombings or by being burned alive.

There are more than 300,000 refugees and displaced people living in Diffa.

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Sammy Awami
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam

The Tanzanian government has given the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, seven days to help repatriate those Burundian refugees who want to go home, or the Tanzanian authorities will do the job themselves.

The UNHCR estimates that there are 240,000 Burundians in Tanzania who have fled the political turmoil, and some of them have registered for voluntary repatriation.

Minister for Internal Affairs Mwigulu Nchemba issued the ultimatum on Thursday while on an official visit to Nduta refugee camp in Kigoma, western Tanzania.

Mr Nchemba accused the UNHCR of delaying the return of the refugees.

Over 8,000 refugees from the Nduta camp are reported to have registered themselves as willing to return to Burundi

Mr Nchemba warned that if UNHCR did not immediately start returning the refugees the government would do so

The UNHCR says it wants to make sure that Burundi is safe enough for the refugees to return.

The Tanzanian government's ultimatum comes only a month since the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunzinza visited Tanzania and called on Burundian refugees to go home as he assured them that the country was stable and safe

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Namibian police are looking for the owner of a car that crashed into the sea near the town of Swakopmund, the Namibian Sun is reporting, external.

The newspaper quotes a witness as saying that the driver lost control going round a bend late at night. The car then hit a barrier and rolled over the stones into the sea.

And the driver then abandoned the car at the scene.

Ivory Coast and Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba has signed a new three-year contract to remain at the Championship leaders, boss Neil Warnock has confirmed.

Warnock revealed the club had received inquires about the 32-year-old Ivory Coast centre back during the summer.

"We've agreed to give Bamba a three-year deal, which we're delighted with," he said.

"He's done really well, it's only right we give him that little bit of security," he added.

"He is so committed to the club and he doesn't get any older."

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Rwandan musician John Hope Singleton lost his sight, and mother, in a freak lightning accident.

Now living in the US, he shares his remarkable story - and musical talents - with the BBC's Prudent Nsengiyumva.

Mayeni Jones
BBC Africa, Luanda

The streets of Angola's capital, Luanda, are calm on the morning after the announcement of the first batch of provisional results from Wednesday's general election. They showed a strong lead for the governing MPLA.

But talking to some of the people on the streets, they are sceptical about last night's result.

All of those I heard from in the run up to the elections said they wanted change. They're frustrated by the high rates of unemployment, Inflation and the shortage of dollars.

At a local market, two days before the vote a friendly crowd formed around me and people chanted "mudanca mudanca" - change change.

So while no-one is surprised that the ruling party is in the lead, there is an element of scepticism from those I have heard from that provisional results show the MPLA currently have a similar share of the vote to the one the party got in the last election.

Some analysts expected the opposition to perform much better given public discontent in recent months.

A guest on TPA, the national broadcaster, said last night that the government's victory had been a fair one and that the opposition owed an explanation to the Angolan people about the reasons behind their failures.

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U.S President Donald Trump is reported to have told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he wants to strengthen ties between the two countries.

According to a statement released by the Egyptian president's office today, Mr Trump called President Sisi last night saying that he wanted to continue "developing relations between the two countries and surpassing any obstacles that might affect them".

The call comes days after it was revealed that the US government was going to cut some aid to Egypt.

According to Reuters, sources had revealed that Washington is planning to cut aid worth $95.7m (£75m) and to delay an extra $195m because Egypt had failed to make progress on improving human rights and democracy.

The Egyptian government on Wednesday responded by saying that the decision showed "poor judgment" and that the decision would have negative implications on relations between the two countries, Reuters reports.

Egypt is an important regional ally for the United States because of its control of the Suez Canal and its border with Israel. Annually, it receives $1.3bn in aid from the US.

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Randy Joe Sa'ah
BBC Africa, Bamenda

Three of the 12 Cameroonian detainees who are on hunger strike to protest against their jail conditions are now "very sick", a relative told the BBC.

The men are all Anglophones, or English speakers, from the north-west and south-west regions of the country, who have been protesting the alleged second-class status of English speakers in the country.

They first exposed their plight in a video secretly filmed in a dark bunker-like cell where they said they had been held for months.

Their relatives say that as a result of the video they were severely beaten.

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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was welcomed to Libya this week for a two-day visit.

As you can hear in this clip, the army band needs some more practice playing the British national anthem God Save the Queen:

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is reported to have hit out at moves by the government of current President Muhammadu Buhari to curb hate speech, the Punch newspaper, external is reporting

Mr Jonathan shared a picture from a post he made on Facebook in 2014.

According to Punch the country's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo stated last week that the Federal Government would treat hate speech as terrorism. The military, in turn, said that as part of its job it would be monitoring social media.

Mr Jonathan's post has been shared over 10,000 times with over 2,000 responses. Here are some of them:

South African Judge Sheila Mphahlele is reading her verdict in the case of two white farmers accused of forcing a black man into a coffin.

Outside the court, political parties have organised anti-racist protests, including the youth with of the governing ANC. A journalist has shared some pictures:

And members of the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, are also there:

The verdict is being carried live on South African television, where the judge is reading her ruling in English and it is then being translated into Afrikaans:

Clare Spencer
BBC News, Luanda

People in Luanda catching up with the news that Angola's ruling party won Wednesday's election, according to provisional results from the electoral commission.

The newspaper front pages are naturally dominated by the result.

The government-owned Jornal de Angola goes with the headline "Victory for the MPLA" and says the leader Joao Lourenco has a big lead.

It adds that the former presidents of Portuguese-speaking countries Cape Verde, Mozambique and Sao Tome said the election was transparent.

The privately-owned Pais concentrates on the significance of the share of the vote MPLA got - it means they will not have to form a coalition to keep power in the country.

The few people I spoke to on the street were unanimous on two things: the result was not a surprise, and they didn't believe it was true.

I've only spoken to a dozen people in the business district of Angola's capital, Luanda, so this is hardly representative. But it gives an idea of the distrust ordinary people have of the electoral system on Angola.

This is not over yet - a handful of polling stations in remote areas will open on Saturday. They were delayed in opening because the helicopters transporting ballot papers to places with bad roads were delayed.

But if this result is indicative of the final tally, it means the MPLA continue their record of being the only party to rule Angola since independence in 1975.

Change is still coming though. And an analyst told me people in government are gearing up for big changes as power is handed over from veteran President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to Mr Joao Lourenco.

The final results are not expected for another week-and-a-half.

As we wait for the verdict to be read out in the South African case of two white farmers accused of forcing a black man into a coffin, our reporter is tweeting pictures from the court room:

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said the man who controls eastern Libya has pledged to give up military rule if he becomes the country's president.

Mr Johnson met Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar during a two-day visit to Libya where he urged all sides to compromise in an attempt to unite their country.

But he told Libyan politicians to learn from Theresa May's mistake - and not to hold an election before they are ready.

The UK has pledged £9m to help tackle people trafficking and terrorism.

Mr Johnson is the first senior western politician to have visited the Libyan military commander on the ground at his home base near Benghazi.

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Our reporter in the South African court, which is about to hear the verdict in the case of two white farmers who forced a black man into a coffin, has been tweeting pictures of the scene:

South African Afro-pop musician Vusi Nova is reported to have been found safe after being kidnapped outside his home in Johannesburg, South Africa's media including News24, external are reporting

Jead Stehr of Muthaland Entertainment is reported to have told News24 that Nova along with members of the band 047 were taken outside his home by a group of four armed men.

The band members were pulled out of their car and the gang fired one gunshot. The group then drove off with Nova and one band member, Ms Stehr said.

The band member was left in the Riverlea neighbourhood of Soweto but Nova was still being held.

Nova was himself then let go of Nova an hour later, Ms Stehr said.

"He phoned in from someone's phone to say he is alive and he was rushing to Brixton Police station," she said.

News24 reports that a police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini told them that she was not able to confirm details about Nova's alleged kidnapping.

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