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Nigeria attack took place last month in Adamawa state
Liberian citizenship restricted to black people only
Oby Ezekwesiki, part of the Bring Back Our Girls group who campaigned for the release of the 276 Chibok girls, has been speaking to the BBC's David Amanor about how the released girls are doing:
Oby Ezekwesili from the Bring Back Our Girls campaign says the majority are in school
The Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has been sworn in as "the people's president" - despite the government saying this would be treason.
Mr Odinga took the symbolic oath holding a green bible in front of thousands of people gathered in Uhuru park, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi:
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Mr Odinga lost last year's election to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
However, he and his followers believe he was the rightful winner.
Supporters have begun gathering for the controversial "inauguration" of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Image source, ReutersMr Odinga plans to declare himself the people's president at Nairobi's Uhuru park later today.
He and his supporters believe he is the rightful winner of last year's presidential election.
Image source, ReutersHundreds of people have gathered to watch the ceremony, while some Nairobi residents have chosen to miss work and stay at home, fearing violence.
Image source, ReutersKenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the media not to cover the ceremony, with some television channels having their broadcast signals switched off.
Mr Odinga said the media ban "confirms we have descended to the level of Uganda", which stopped media coverage during elections in 2016.
Mr Kenyatta has accused him of treason.
The war of words, however, has done little to deter arrivals to Uhuru Park
Image source, ReutersThe South African city of Cape Town is preparing for the imminent arrival of Day Zero - the day the taps will be turned off.
The dams are at crisis-levels after three years of drought, the worst in a century.
The BBC has been speaking to some of the residents in the city to find out how they are coping:
Why Cape Town is shutting off its water supply
Image source, Getty ImagesChildren in South Sudan have had to flee the ongoing fighting, with many suffering from malnourishment
The UN children's charity Unicef is seeking $3.6bn to help 48 million children affected by conflict, natural disasters and other emergencies around the world.
In South Sudan alone, a Unicef representative said $183m was needed to help children there, many of whom are malnourished.
“Children are the most vulnerable when conflict or disaster causes the collapse of essential services such as healthcare, water and sanitation," said Manuel Fontaine, Unicef's director of emergency programmes. "Unless the international community takes urgent action to protect and provide life-saving assistance to these children, they face an increasingly bleak future."
The organisation also warned about attacks on schools and hospitals in war-torn countries which are affecting children's access to health and education.
Almost one in four children live in a country affected by conflict or disaster.
South Sudan, the world's newest state, became independent in 2011 after breaking away from Sudan.
It has been hit by numerous ethnic and political conflicts since then.
Mediation efforts by the African Union and foreign governments have failed to bring about peace.
Image source, Getty ImagesAustralia's policy of detaining migrants in island camps has long faced criticism and protest
Australia has warned any athletes who overstay their visas during April's Commonwealth Games will be dealt with firmly.
"Australia's reputation of being tough on border security and cancelling visas of people who don't abide by Australian laws won't be compromised," said Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.
"Visitors are expected to abide the conditions of their visa and there are penalties for those who do the wrong thing."
Australia has long struggled with athletes attempting to stay in the country.
In 2000 it hosted the Summer Olympics and in 2006 the Commonwealth Games, which resulted in multiple overstays and asylum requests.
After the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 45 athletes from countries including Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh attempted to stay in the country.
Australia has tough immigration laws that have resulted in hundreds of people being detained in remote island camps, where reports of suicide, abuse and ill-treatment are widespread.
It is not known how many athletes might try to stay this year, but the games - which run from 4 April to 15 April - are expected to bring thousands of people to Australia.
Image source, AFPAuxilia Mnangagwa's wife, pictured with her husband in November, is an MP
The son of Zimbabwe's new president has denied he has any ambitions to follow in his parents' footsteps - dismissing reports he was eyeing up his mother's seat.
Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr was rumoured to be considering running for MP in Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe, according to news site Bulawayo24, external.
But speaking to Zimbabwe's NewsDay, he said it was categorically untrue, adding:
Quote MessageThere is more to life than politics and occupying public office."
The Mr Mnangagwa Jr said those behind the suggestion his family wanted to create a "dynasty" - akin to the one his father's predecessor Robert Mugabe appeared to want - were just trying "to paint the family as greedy".
His father was sworn in as president last November, following the end of Mr Mugabe's 37-year rule.
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A group of Cameroonian separatists who were arrested in neighbouring Nigeria have been handed over to the authorities in Cameroon, where they are accused of treason.
They include 12 members of the government of Ambazonia - a break away movement which has gained popularity in the Anglophone areas of Cameroon partly due to a government crackdown on peaceful protests.
Cameroonian government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said 47 people were due to be returned to the country, where "they will answer for their crimes" before the courts.
Among the detained was Ayuk Tabe, who has been campaigning for Cameroon's two English-speaking regions to break away from the French-speaking majority.
Mr Tabe, a former businessman, is seen as a moderate voice in the movement.
Cho Ayaba, who heads the Ambazonian Governing Council, told the news agency Reuters:
Quote MessageIf you can kidnap someone like Ayuk, who wanted meaningful dialogue, who will you be able to speak to? This is an intolerable act. Now we have no choice but to defend our homeland."
Thousands of Cameroonians have fled across the border into Nigeria in recent weeks as soldiers have been carrying out house-to-house raids, forcing people from their homes.
Human rights group Amnesty International warned earlier this month that those sent back to Cameroon from Nigeria "could be threatened with torture and given an unfair trial".
Image source, Getty ImagesRaila Odinga (R) will declare himself the "people's president" later today
Kenya's government has switched off the signals of leading television and radio stations ahead of a controversial event held by the opposition.
Later today, Raila Odinga of the NASA Coalition, will hold a swearing in ceremony naming him as the "people's president" in reference to his supporters' belief that he was the rightful winner of last year's election.
The government, led by President Uhuru Kenyatta, has said the ceremony amounts to treason and has warned media owners and managers against live broadcasting the event.
Mr Odinga's supporters have begun gathering in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as other residents stay in their homes, fearing violence.
Kenya's Information Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has refused to comment on the shutdown of television and radio stations.
South African billionaire Elon Musk has claimed to have sold $5m (£3.5m) of flamethrowers through his Boring Company since the weekend.
The tech entrepreneur, who also founded the electric car company Tesla, promised to begin selling the devices if the Boring Company could shift 50,000 baseball caps at $20 (£15) each.
The flame thrower costs $500, and the billionaire has taken to Twitter to suggest he has shifted 10,000.
Mr Musk first tweeted about the flame throwers on Sunday, telling one of his followers that they offer "max fun for least danger. I’d be way more scared of a steak knife."
A video posted to his Instagram shows him running around with the tool.
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There is no word yet from Mr Musk on how the Boring Company's other project is going: building "a large network of tunnels many levels deep [that] would fix congestion in any city".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Nigerian military has been trying to disrupt fighting between herdsmen and farmers, which has damaged homes like the one seen in this picture
Nigerian air raids killed at least 35 people in Adamawa state last month, human rights group Amnesty International reports.
On 4 December, fighter jets fired rockets at the Lawaru, Dong, Kodomti, Shafaron and Nzuruwei villages to disupt fighting between nomadic herdsmen and local farmers.
At least eight villages ended up seriously damaged or destroyed by fire.
The fighting is not just confined to Adamawa state.
Conflict across Adamawa, Benue, Taraba, Ondo and Kaduna states has resulted in 168 deaths so far this month.
Despite this, Amnesty said Nigeria's response is both "inadequate, and in some cases unlawful".
The operation on 4 December came after herdsmen attacked the five villages, following a massacre of 51 members of their community in November.
Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, the Nigerian air force's public relations director, told local media that the air raids were "warning shots – not shots to kill". He added they caused people to flee the area, and had a “positive effect”.
But Amnesty is calling on the Nigerian government to release footage of the attack.
Last year, fighting between the herdsmen and farmers resulted in at least 549 deaths and thousands displaced across Nigeria.
Image source, EPALiberia's new president, George Weah, has said he is looking to abolish a "racist" law which restricts citizenship to black people only.
The former footballer said the clause - which has existed since Liberia was founded by freed US slaves in 1847 - was "unnecessary, racist, and inappropriate for the place that Liberia occupies today in the comity of nations".
He said the original intention to create "a refuge and a haven for freed men of colour" after fleeing the United States was not applicable in today's society.
What's more, Front Page Africa reported, external, he added:
Quote MessageIt contradicts the very definition of Liberia, which is derived from the Latin word 'liber', meaning 'liberty'.”
In his first annual State of the Nation address, Mr Weah noted that another clause, which bans foreigners owning property, was also harmful to Liberia's economy, while he said he hoped to lift a ban on people having dual-nationality.
Mr Weah also promised to slash his own pay by 25% immediately - an announcement met with cheers - as he issued a stark analysis of Liberia's prospects:
Quote MessageOur economy is broken; our government is broke. Our policy is in freefall, inflation is rising, unemployment is at an unprecedented high and our foreign reserves are at an all-time low."
The new president ran on a platform of promising to improve Liberia's economy, but has said he cannot do it without the support of the people.
Our African proverb for the day:
Quote MessageA careless person takes advice as an insult."
A Dinka proverb sent by Yak Bol Yak in Aweil, South Sudan
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