Africa highlights: Monday 5 February 2018, as it happened

Summary

Zuckerberg-backed Bridge schools re-open in Uganda
Opposition politicians jailed in Ethiopia
Ethiopia releases Islamic school teachers
Outrage after ANC official assaults woman
Suspected killer of Ugandan Afrobeats star arrested
American ivory investigator stabbed to death in Kenya
Two Kenyan TV stations back on air
CHAN 2018: Morocco beat Nigeria 4-0 to lift trophy

Live Reporting

Yaroslav Lukov and Farouk Chothia

Scuffles between rival groups over Zuma's futurepublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Scuffles have broken out in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, between supporters and opponents of the scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma, a BBC correspondent tweets from the scene.
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The protests come ahead of an emergency meeting of the governing African Naional Congress to discuss Mr Zuma's future.
His critics are demanding he step down in favour of newly elected ANC leader Cyril Rampahosa ahead of Thursday's annual state of the nation address, but his allies insist that he remain in office until his term ends in next year's general election.
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Egypt's Salah hits brace for Liverpoolpublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring against Tottenham
Egypt's Mohamed Salah scored twice for Liverpool against Tottenham at Anfield - but that was still not enough as Harry Kane's last-gasp penalty salvaged a point for the visitors.
The dramatic match finished 2-2.
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Protest to demand Zuma's resignationpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Supporters of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) are protesting outside the party's headquarters in Johannesburg, demanding the resignation of the beleaguered President Jacob Zuma.
A local journalist has tweeted a video of the rally.
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A rival group, Black First Land First, organised a protest in support of the president, but its members were chased away by the anti-Zuma protesters, South Africa's News24 website reports, external.
Mr Zuma is a highly divisive figure. His critics accuse him of being corrupt, while his allies see him as a champion of black economic empowerment.
His deputy, Cyril Rampahosa, replaced him as ANC leader in December.
Some of Mr Rampahosa's supporters are now pushing for Mr Zuma to resign, opening the way for the ANC leader to become president.
A top leadership body of the party, the National Working Committee, is due to meet later on Monday to discuss the power struggle.
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CHAN 2018: Morocco beat Nigeria 4-0 in finalpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Morocco's goalkeeper Anas Zniti defends as Nigeria"s Okechukwu Ojo attempts to score
Morocco became the first host nation to claim the African Nations Championship (CHAN) title with a convincing 4-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Sunday's final.
Key moments either side of half-time turned the match in the hosts' favour as Morocco's Zakaria Hadraf scored just before the break with Nigeria's Peter Eneji Moses sent-off for a second yellow card just after.
Walid El Karti and Hadraf - with his second - added to Morocco's lead in quick succession on the hour mark.
The rout was completed by Ayoub El Kaabi, who had hit the woodwork twice, scoring his ninth goal of the tournament which is for home-based African players.
The tournament - held every two years - features players exclusively from Africa's national leagues.
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Pressure grows on Zuma to quitpublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Jacob Zuma refused to resign after Sunday's talks, reports say
South African President Jacob Zuma is under growing pressure to step down.
He and senior members of his African National Congress (ANC) party held talks on Sunday, and party leaders are to hold an emergency meeting later on Monday.
South African media report that Mr Zuma has defied his party and refused to resign as leader, but details of their meeting have not been released.
Mr Zuma, who faces corruption allegations, was replaced as ANC leader by Cyril Ramaphosa last December.
Julius Malema, an opposition leader and former ANC member, said on Twitter that Mr Zuma had refused to stand down.
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Ugandan singer's suspected killer arrestedpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Mowzey Radio was one half of the duo
Police in Uganda have arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of popular musician Mowzey Radio,who died last week of head injuries sustained during an alleged brawl in a bar.
At the funeral of the 33-year-old Afrobeats star on Saturday, his mother, Jane Kasumba, cursed his killers, Uganda's privately owned Daily Monitor newspaper reports.
It quoted her as saying:
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I feel pained, totally pained. However, what hurts me is that I did not see my son’s killers. I curse those who killed my son. I curse you. I curse you."
Unnamed police officers are quoted by the newspaper as saying that the suspect denied assaulting Radio at the bar in Entebbe town, near the capital Kampala on 22 January, saying he found him lying motionless at its entrance.
Radio, real name Moses Ssekibogo, succumbed to his injuries in hospital last week.
Police have also detained the bar managers for questioning, the Daily Monitor reports.
The authorities have shut the bar while investigations continue, the state-linked New Vision reports.
Leading ivory trade investigator found dead in Kenyapublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Dr Bradley-Martin published a number of investigative reports on rhino and ivory smuggling
Dr Esmond Bradley-Martin, one of the world's leading ivory trade investigators, was found dead in his house in Nairobi, Kenya, the Star newspaper reports., external
It says the 75-year-old American former UN special envoy for rhino conservation, had a stab wound in the neck.
His wife reported his death after returning to the house from a walk early in the evening, reports say.
A police investigation is now under way.
Dr Bradley-Martin published a number of investigative reports on rhino and ivory smuggling in Kenya and the trade in China, Laos and Vietnam.
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Dr Bradley-Martin inspects confiscated rhino horns, elephant tusks and ivory objects at the Taipei Zoo in 2004
Today's wise wordspublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Our African proverb of the day:
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When the elephants fight, the monkeys huddle quietly on the highest branches of the tallest tree."
A proverb from Cuba’s Bakongo tradition sent by Roberto Carrasco
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Good morningpublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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