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The head of South Africa's football association denies allegations that he raped singer and ex-MP Jennifer Ferguson in a hotel room nearly 24 years ago, his lawyer has said.

Danny Jordaan, who organised the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, is also a prominent member of the governing African National Congress (ANC).

Mr Jordaan's attorney made the comments on South African radio station 702, external last night, after Ms Ferguson said on air to the same broadcaster that she was considering taking legal action against her alleged attacker.

Ms Ferguson went public with her allegations earlier this month, saying she had been moved by the #MeToo, external campaign on social media to speak out.

She says the assault took place when she was "high and happy" following her unexpected nomination by Nelson Mandela's ANC party to serve in South Africa's first democratically elected parliament in 1994.

She alleges that Mr Jordaan "overpowered" her and "painfully" raped her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth city.

Mr Jordaan's lawyer, Mamodupi Mohalala-Mulaudzi, told 702 last night that his client would be releasing a statement "that will then say in his position he denies allegations that have been made against him".

Five children were killed and two others wounded by a suicide bomber in northern Cameroon on Tuesday night, two security sources have told the AFP news agency.

"A suicide bomber blew herself up at around 19:45 [18:45 GMT]" in the village of Zamga, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Nigerian border, a security officer in the area is quoted as saying.

The bomber, who is believed to be a young girl, was also killed in the explosion.

A group of children were playing when "a young girl slipped in" among them and triggered her explosives, the officer told AFP.

For several years, fighters from the Nigerian-based Islamist group Boko Haram have been crossing the border to carry out attacks in Cameroon.

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A suspected militant Islamist has been arrested after stabbing two policemen near Tunisia's parliament in the capital, Tunis, the interior ministry has said.

One policeman was wounded in the neck and was rushed to hospital for treatment, while the other was only lightly wounded, the ministry says.

Liberia's election commission has not yet been officially informed of the Supreme Court's order to halt preparations for next week's presidential election run-off until it hears a challenge to the results of the first round, its spokesman has told the BBC.

If there is an injunction, the commission will abide by it as the Supreme Court is the highest court and its decisions are final, Henry Flomo added.

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Protests broke out in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, with reports of shooting in the city on Tuesday.

The US embassy in Asmara said it had received reports of gunfire in “several locations in Asmara” because of the demonstrations, external.

Information Minister Yemane Meskel confirmed in a tweet that there had been trouble, but downplayed reports of violence.

“Small demonstration by one school in Asmara dispersed without any causality hardly breaking news,” he said, external.

This tweet has unverified footage which appears to show some of the trouble:

The US embassy advised US citizens to avoid the downtown area of Asmara “where protests appear to be more prevalent”.

Its statement continued:

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The Supreme Court in Liberia has ordered the suspension of next week's presidential election run-off so that it can consider allegations of fraud by a candidate who was eliminated in the first round of voting.

The court has asked the candidate, Charles Brumskine, who came third, to present his case in court.

The run-off, due to be held next Tuesday, is between the front-runner, former football star George Weah, and Vice-President Joseph Boakai.

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Mr Brumskine's Liberty Party welcomed the court's decision.

"This is a big step in the right direction," its chairman, Benjamin Sanvee, said in a statement quoted by Reuters news agency.

"Thankfully, the court recognizes the gravity of the issues, and has taken action in defence of the law and democracy," he added.

The poll is expected to lead to the first smooth transfer of power in more than 70 years, following President Ellen Johnson Sitrleaf's decision to step down at the end of her two terms.

Mr Weah failed to secure an outright majority in last month's election, forcing a run-off.

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