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The United Nations is warning that fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering efforts to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus which has killed 24 people in the past week.

Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, said an upsurge in fighting among rebel groups in North Kivu province was increasing the risk of the virus spreading within DR Congo and to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda.

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Health officials say they are also encountering resistance to some of the disease-containment measures being used.

The World Health Organization will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to declare the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern".

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The Gambia has launched a truth and reconciliation commission to look into human rights abuses carried out during the rule of former President Yahya Jammeh.

Eleven commissioners were sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Banjul.

Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said the country had been gripped by fear during Mr Jammeh's two decades in charge.

He said torture and summary executions were common.

By the end of this month, victims, witnesses and perpetrators are due to start testifying to the commission.

Mr Jammeh left the country in 2017 after losing an election.

It is not clear if he will be asked to appear before the commission.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's office says he has given US rapper Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye last month, the Ugandan name Kanyesigye, which means "Ï trust".

Mr Museveni has also given the rapper's wife, Kim Kardashian, the name Kemigisha, which means "the one with blessings from God", his office added in a Facebook post.

The couple were "excited" by the names given to them by the president when he met them at State House earlier today, his office said.

Mr Museveni told the couple that Uganda is for all.

“This is the source of human life, even the whites originally came from here,” the president is quoted by his office as saying.

The US rapper said he was happy to be in Uganda, which he described as his second home, according to Mr Museveni's office.

"He informed the president that he intends to put up a world class tourism school in the country, which will support the tourism industry not only in Uganda but the East Africa region in general," Mr Museveni's office added.

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See earlier post: Autographed sneakers for Museveni

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BBC Sport, Freetown

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Guinea coach Paul Put has accepted an apology from his own midfielder Ibrahima Cisse for an angry celebration after scoring against Rwanda on Friday.

The Fulham player scored two minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier to complete the 2-0 win.

The 24-year-old's celebration seemed to centre on his anger at Put for not starting him in the match in Conakry.

"I want to apologize to the public, the coach and my teammates who may have been hurt by my celebration," Cisse said on social media.

"It was more of a rage associated with the joy of having scored my first goal for my country.

"I let myself get carried away by my emotions and I apologize. Long live the Syli."

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Belgium has elected a black mayor for the first time - the father of international football star Vincent Kompany.

Pierre Kompany topped the poll for the municipality of Ganshoren in Brussels, earning him the title of mayor.

Mr Kompany arrived in Belgium in 1975 as a refugee from what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He became active in politics in 2006 as a councillor, and took a seat in the Brussels regional parliament in 2014.

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BBC Africa, Nairobi

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A court in Kenya has ordered former Sports Minister Minister Hassan Wario and the country’s first Olympic gold medalist Kipchoge Keino to surrender to police over the alleged embezzlement of $550,000 (£410,000), which was meant for the use of the nation’s team to the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Mr Wario, who is now Kenya’s ambassador to Austria, and Mr Keino have until Thursday to surrender. Their whereabouts are unclear.

Three other senior sports officials were charged with abuse of office.

A statement by Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, cites inflated air tickets, overpaid allowances and embezzlement as some of the offences that may have been committed two years ago.

Kenyan athletes in Rio complained of deplorable living conditions in their camp, insufficient training kit and the presence of relatives and friends of officials who had no business being at the Olympics at government expense.

While Kenya still won six gold medals, some say their athletes would have performed much better if they had the full financial banking of sports officials.

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A review is being carried out of primary school textbooks in Kenya after public criticism that some of the content is unsuitable for children, an education official has told the BBC.

One of the books appeared to celebrate the lavish lifestyle of a fictional politician who had his own helicopter and fleet of cars.

Another English comprehension text featured women carrying heavy loads to market as men drank beer and roasted meat.

Kenyan news sites have been tweeting that the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, which published the textbooks, has withdrawn them:

However, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development director Julius Jwan denied that it had withdrawn the books.

He told the BBC that all textbooks would be re-checked and any that did not meet the required standard would be withdrawn.

The institute is in charge of the curriculum and vets all textbooks.

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BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam

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The family of kidnapped Tanzanian dollar billionaire Mohammed Dewji says it will give a reward of a billion Tanzanian shillings ($440,000; £334,000) for information leading to his rescue.

Speaking for the first time since he was abducted at gun point four days ago in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, the 43-year-old's uncle, Azim Dewji, told a packed press conference that the family believes the reward will help the police investigation.

“We [the Dewji family] want to assure anyone with the information about the whereabouts of our son to come forward and we will treat their information as secret,” he added.

Mr Dewji, described by Forbes magazine as Africa's youngest and Tanzania's only billionaire, was kidnapped early on Thursday by four masked men outside a swanky hotel gym in the affluent Oysterbay neighbourhood, where he was going for his routine morning workout.

Police have arrested 30 people in connection with the incident and it is believed that the abduction was led by two white men.

Forbes estimates that Mr Dewji, locally known as Mo, is worth $1.5bn.

He is the CEO of MeTL, a family empire started by his father in the 1970s.

The kidnapped Mr Dewji is credited with turning it from a wholesale and retail enterprise into a multi-billion dollar pan-African conglomerate.

Authorities are yet to establish the motive for the kidnapping.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has tweeted that rapper Ye - previously known as Kanye West - gave him a pair of his branded sneakers when they met at State House.

"I thank Kanye for the gift of white sneakers. Enjoy your time in Uganda," Mr Museveni tweeted.

"I held fruitful discussions with the duo on how to promote Uganda's tourism and the arts," the president said, after meeting the rapper and his wife Kim Kardashian.

Mr Museveni himself reached some notoriety as a rapper in 2010 when a DJ mixed his words to music:

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US rapper Ye - previously known as Kanye West - has met Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, and has autographed a pair of his branded sneakers for him.

Ye took time off during his visit to Uganda, where he is recording material for his next album, to meet Mr Museveni at State House.

The controversial rapper was accompanied by his wife Kim Kardashian.

Mr Museveni's press secretary has been tweeting about the meeting:

See earlier post: Ye raps in Ugandan flag

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Internet giant Google has launched Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya, making it the first African state where bike riders will have the voice navigation service.

"For over a million Kenyans, boda bodas [motorbike taxis] are a convenient and affordable way to move and transport goods from one place to another," Google said in a statement.

"With Google Maps' new Motorbike Mode, users across Kenya will now be able to get directions and turn-by-turn navigation, to suggest routes that are more efficient," it added.

Ben Chelule, a 24-year-old boda boda rider in the capital, Nairobi, welcomed the announcement, Reuters news agency reported.

"What prevents us from picking [up] some clients is lack of navigation. If the road doesn't have a clear name and you are new to the area, you get lost," Mr Chelule said.

Google already provides the service in Asian countries such as India.

The company tweeted about its expansion in Kenya:

Louise Dewast
Kinshasa, DR Congo

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At least 180,000 Congolese citizens have crossed the border with Angola since 1 October - most heading to the city of Kamako where they are living in precarious informal camps, local officials have confirmed.

The numbers are likely to be much higher as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola share about 2,000 km (1,250 mile) of border.

Many migrants are saying they were kicked out despite having documentation to live in Angola and there are unconfirmed reports that a number of them have been brutalized and even killed by Angolan forces.

The reason for the crackdown is unclear.

For many years, Congolese migrants have been in Angola, where they dig for diamonds on artisanal mines.

It could be linked to an attempt by the new Angolan government to take control over its mining industry.

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Africa editor, BBC World Service

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Prominent Kenyan TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu have pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder at a court in the capital Nairobi.

They are accused of killing businesswoman Monica Kimani, whose body was discovered in a bathtub last month with her hands tied behind her back and her throat slit.

Last week the court ordered Maribe to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in order to decide whether she was fit to stand trial.

The couple are due back in court on Wednesday.

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Congolese migrants fleeing north-east Angola say security forces there are conducting a brutal campaign against them.

Tens of thousands have fled back into the Democratic Republic of Congo to escape the attacks.

Many are small-scale diamond miners and Angola recently announced plans to disrupt illegal mining activity.

Witnesses have given the Reuters news agency harrowing accounts of the events.

They said Angolan troops stormed Lucapa town and killed dozens of people.

Homes are said to have been burnt down and property looted.

Angola has denied allegations of human rights abuses.

The Angolan authorities are reforming the diamond industry with the aim of raising more revenue for the state.

US rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has posted videos of himself wrapped in a Ugandan flag, external as he improvises to a backing track.

People have been sharing this image of Ye:

Ye arrived in the country, with his family, on Friday and went to a luxury resort close to the River Nile.

The country's ambassador to the UN posted pictures of them getting off a helicopter.

And he also posted a picture of Ye's wife, Kim Kardashian, enjoying the views:

A fortnight ago, Ye told celebrity news website TMZ that he wanted to travel to "what is known as Africa" to finish his latest album.

He wanted to put "the mic in the open so you can hear nature when we're recording".

In the video he posted on Twitter, Ye starts off sitting on a sofa with the Ugandan flag around his shoulders improvising a rap. He then gets up and walks outside and continues performing saying, among other things, "relax your mind, let your conscience be free".

Meanwhile, Uganda's tourist industry is using the trip as a way to promote the country:

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