Chris Ewokor
BBC Africa, Abuja

Popular Nigerian child comedienne, Emmanuella Samuel, has announced she is going to work for Disney.

The seven-year-old child star made the announcement on her Instagram page by posting a picture of herself on set:

On the post she said thanked all her supporters and said: "I never dreamed of being here so soon".

She then made a joke about her outfit in a second post:

Emmanuella stars as one of the characters in a hugely successful comedy channel on YouTube, Mark Angel Comedy.

The channel regularly gets millions of views.

There were more than seven million views for this skit, which shows the mischievous trait she is well known for:

Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki was among the high-profile people to congratulate her:

Peter Okwoche
BBC Africa, Lagos

After nearly two years of planning, D-Day is finally here. The BBC has welcomed two new members into its fold: BBC Igbo and and BBC Yoruba.

It's a very exciting day for everyone involved. All our hard work has come to fruition.

For most of us, the day started at 04:00 GMT, as we prepared stories and videos for the launch three hours later. And when we did, there was a huge sense relief and achievement.

These new language services will provide a mix of local, regional and international news current affairs and analysis - bringing the world to the region and vice-versa.

See our earlier post for more details

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At least 17 people have died when a 15-metre pile of rubbish collapsed in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, reports Reuters news agency.

The pile of rubbish collapsed around 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT) after heavy rain, burying seven houses, Reuters adds.

The houses were built illegally and the authorities had previously asked residents to leave, officials told Reuters.

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Councillor Despedida Rita told Reuters they will carry on searching for bodies.

"We fear more might be unaccounted for," she said.

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Ibrahim Haithar
BBC Monitoring, Nairobi

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A Kenyan student has been re-admitted to high school after a controversial punishment for stealing bread was scrapped, the privately owned The Star newspaper reports, external.

The form three student was suspended last Thursday after he allegedly stole a loaf of bread from the dining hall. He was ordered to return to school with 1,000 loaves of bread as punishment.

Many Kenyans were angered by the school's punishment, seeing it as too harsh.

It would have cost the student's parents about 50,000 Kenyan shillings ($493; £352) to buy the 1,000 loaves.

The Star adds that an education official intervened to make sure the student was allowed back to school, without having to buy the bread.

Sammy Awami
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam

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Six Tanzanian police officers have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting a female student during an opposition demonstration in the main city of Dar es Salaam.

Witnesses say 22-year old Akwilina Akwilline was shot dead on Friday afternoon as she was sitting in a public bus that happened to be passing by during a confrontation between police and opposition demonstrators in downtown Dar es Salaam.

Ms Akwilline’s death has sparked debate about the security forces crackdown on opposition activities in the country.

President Magufuli said in a tweet in Swahili that he was ordering a swift investigation of the incident and for those responsible to be brought to justice:

This translates as:

Kenya's Standard Newspaper has shared some extraordinary pictures of National Youth Service graduates breaking bricks on their stomachs:

The newspaper says the photos are from a ceremony - known as a passing out ceremony - on Friday for National Youth Service graduates in Nakuru County in south-western Kenya.

Controversial South African businessman Atul Gupta has filed court papers, challenging a decision by anti-corruption investigators to freeze his assets worth about 10m rand ($850,000; £610,000), the National Prosecuting Authority has said.

The assets were seized as part of an investigation into allegations that the Gupta family - which was close to ousting President Jacob Zuma - allegedly pocketed government money earmarked for a dairy farm to promote emerging black farmers.

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Atul Gupta denied in the court papers that he benefited from dairy farm project.

South Africa's News24 reported that he signed the papers in Dubai, but there is no independent confirmation of the reports.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said police were also searching for Atul Gupta's brother, Ajay, as part of their investigations into the dairy farm.

The family has always denied any wrongdoing.

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Thousands of Zimbabweans have gathered in the centre of the capital, Harare, for a memorial service, due to start in a few minutes, in honour of the late opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

Pictures tweeted by Zimbabwe's state-owned Herald newspaper show almost everyone has turned up in red, the colour of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC):

Mr Tsvangirai died of cancer last week.

He is to be buried in his home village on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described him as an outstanding political figure.

A privately owned radio station in South Africa has tweeted that police are doing a simulation of a hostage situation at the main airport in Johannesburg:

South Africa's biggest airport, OR Tambo International, was evacuated earlier today following the discovery of an unattended bag at a terminal.

The airport has since reopened, a rights group has tweeted:

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More Africans should compete in the Winter Olympics, says Togolese cross-country skier Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean.

The 24-year-old failed to qualify for the women's sprint classic and finished 83rd in the 10km free in Pyeongchang.

Petitjean, who made her Olympic debut for Togo at Sochi 2014, is one of 12 athletes competing for African nations, but she would like to encourage more.

Read the full BBC story here

Ferdinand Omondi
BBC Africa, Nairobi

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Sudan's government has released more than 80 political prisoners, following a directive from President Omar al-Bashir.

The detainees, among them women, students and journalists, were arrested last month following protests over the high cost of living.

Families and friends, who camped outside prisons, celebrated as the detainees walked free.

The deputy head of the main opposition party, Fadlallah Burma, was among those released.

An official statement said the government would seek solutions with other parties to resolve the grievances of protesters.

Sudan devalued its currency last month and cut wheat subsidies, which doubled the price of bread and triggered protests.

Sudan has struggled economically since South Sudan seceded in 2011, taking some of the oil fields which were vital to its economy.

The country is also recovering from 20 years of economic sanctions, which the US lifted last year.

Two new language services have been launched by the BBC World Service for Igbo and Yoruba speakers in Nigeria and West and Central Africa.

Their digital content is mainly aimed at audiences who use mobile phones.

Igbo is primarily spoken in south-east Nigeria and Yoruba in the south-west, as well as in Benin and Togo.

So now you can read news in Yoruba:

• On our news site
• On Facebook, external
• On Instagram, external

Read in Igbo

• On our news site
• On Facebook, external
• On Instagram, external

The teams will also make a twice daily minute-long audio bulletin.

Hear today's Igbo bulletin:

... and the Yoruba bulletin:

The new services are part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government-funding boost announced in 2016.

Police have shot dead two elephants in Mozambique's southern Gaza province after they killed a woman and wounded another.

Police had no choice but to kill the elephants because they had become "uncontrollable" and could have threatened more lives, provincial land and environmental affairs director Juliana Mwito said.

The elephants had crossed into Mozambique from South Africa's Kruger National Park, a popular tourist destination.

The animals had also destroyed many crops, affecting the livelihoods of the rural community, Ms Mwito said.

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BBC World Service

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South Africa's minister of police says a search for five people wanted in connection with a corruption scandal has widened to include India, China and Dubai.

Fikile Mbalula told the state broadcaster that South Africa would be working with the international crime-fighting agency Interpol to extradite the five who include a member of the Gupta family which has close links to the former President Jacob Zuma.

Just prior to Mr Zuma's resignation last week, eight suspects were arrested following a corruption probe involving a multi million dollar dairy farm project.

Ishaq Khalid
BBC Africa, Abuja

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Judges in Nigeria have ordered the release of 475 people who were arrested on suspicion of being linked to militant Islamist group Boko Haram because of a lack of evidence against them, the justice ministry has said.

A young woman, who gave birth in detention three months ago, is among the group of women, children, elders and young men who were freed.

It is unclear when she was arrested but some of those freed have been in military custody since 2010, when the militants launched a full-scale insurgency in the north-east to establish its version of Islamic rule.

A total of 205 people have so far been convicted in the mass trials.

They include a man identified as the mastermind of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok in 2014, judicial sources have told the BBC.

Haruna Yahaya, 35, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for masterminding the abductions, which caused global outrage.

This is in addition to a 15-year sentence he received earlier for taking part in the kidnappings.

The judge ordered Yahaya to spend 30 years in prison.

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