The Marburg virus is one of the world's most deadly viruses; it can kill humans within a week. Scientists know that the virus is carried by bats but no one really knows where they go at night.

They say that if they knew then perhaps they would be able to work out how the virus is carried.

A group of experts are researching this by glueing tiny GPS trackers on bats in Uganda.

Dr Jonathan Towner, a virologist from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the man in charge of the project.

He spoke to the BBC's Newsday's presenter Shaimaa Khalil.

The sacking of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager is dominating conversation on Twitter in Africa.

The club has announced that the Portuguese coach would be replaced after two and a half years in charge.

"A caretaker-manager will be appointed until the end of the season while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager," Manchester United said in a statement.

Mourinho is the top trending topic in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.

This screengrab of Trendsmap shows that his name and other words related to the story are dominating the conversation on the continent.

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Some fans, like this one, say they are devastated by the news:

Whereas this Kenyan fan is celebrating:

For more follow the live reaction on the BBC sport website

A fast-food advertisement is to be pulled after South African industry regulator found that it made a mockery of the struggles of African people against colonialism, Sowetan Live reports., external

The Chicken Licken advert features a young man called Big Mjohnana who leaves his village in 1650 on a boat to satisfy his hunger for adventure.

In one scene he arrives in Holland in 1651, where he finds Dutchmen at the harbour. He greets them:

"Hola MaNgamla," [Hello white folk] he says, before telling them he likes the place and thinks it should be called Europe.

The just over two-minute advert ends with an elderly man in a Chicken Licken outlet telling fellow customers the legend of Big John before leaving the restaurant laughing.

“While the commercial seeks to turn the colonisation story on its head with Big John travelling to Europe, it is well-known that many Africans were in fact forced to travel to Europe in the course of the colonisation of Africa."

"They did not leave their countries and villages wilfully. They starved to death during those trips to Europe and arrived there under harsh and inhumane conditions," the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) ruled.

Chicken Licken defended the advertisement saying it was a "tongue-in-cheek sense of humour in a tone that consumers have come to expect".

The company said that the advert was meant to create "a sense of pride and patriotism amongst South Africans".

Watch the advert and judge for yourself:

Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

Violence between rival Ethiopian communities near the southern town of Moyale has escalated with eyewitnesses reporting that 13 people were killed on Monday.

Since the beginning of the month there have been sporadic clashes over land.

People from the Borana Oromo ethnic group complain that a referendum conducted in 2005 unfairly awarded what they consider to be their land to a Somali clan known as Garri.

Both are cattle herding communities and many herders carry guns.

Correspondents say ending the ethnic clashes in different parts of Ethiopia is the greatest challenge facing the reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Authorities in Morocco have arrested a suspect following the murder of two Scandinavian women tourists in the High Atlas mountain range, near the foot of North Africa's highest peak, Mount Toubkal, AFP news agency quotes the interior ministry as saying.

The ministry said other suspects were being sought.

The women, from Denmark and Norway, have not yet been named.

Authorities said on Monday that their bodies had cuts to their necks.

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At least 21 boys have died in South Africa while undergoing circumcision in the bi-annual ceremony which began in November, authorities have said.

Seventeen young boys died in Eastern Cape province while two others died in the North West and Western Cape, privately-owned EWN news site reports.

The deaths happened despite a crackdown on illegal initiation schools which have resulted in deaths in the past.

The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) blamed the government for the deaths, saying there was "a lack of support and resources in programmes aimed at reducing the number of casualties".

Contralesa spokesperson Xolile Ndevu said the government should declare initiation-related deaths "a national disaster".

Eastern Cape co-operative governance and traditional affairs spokesperson Mamkeli Ngam said families should do more to curb the deaths.

“It is not government’s responsibility to ensure that people go to the bush, it’s a family issue, a parental issue and a community issue working hand-in-hand with traditional leaders," he said.

An investigation has been launched into circumstances leading to the deaths, Contralesa officials said.

In the last 10 years there have been more than 1,000 penile amputations, Xinhua news agency reports., external

Watch: When circumcision can mean death in South Africa

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Bodies of two Scandinavian women were found in an isolated mountainous area in the High Atlas range in Morocco, AFP reports, quoting the interior ministry.

The tourists, a Danish woman and another from Norway, had cuts to their necks and "signs of violence".

The ministry said they've launched an investigation into the "criminal act".

Kenya's former president Daniel arap Moi has been discharged from hospital days after he was admitted.

A local TV station reports, quoting his doctor, that the 94-year-old was responding well to treatment.

Mr Moi ruled Kenya for 24 years

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Parents in Kenya are increasingly taking their daughters to Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), news agency Reuters reports.

Campaigners told Reuters that the girls are being taken across the border to evade prosecution.

Kenya criminalised FGM in 2011 with a minimum punishment of three years imprisonment and a $2,000 (£1586) fine.

Activists say cross-border FGM is becoming "an increasing trend" especially in December during the school holidays.

Tony Mwebia from the Men End FGM campaign told Reuters:

An estimated 200 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM, which usually involves the partial or total removal of the external genitalia, according to the UN.

Police in Ethiopia have arrested a "doomsday prophet" who sparked panic in a village northern Amhara region after claiming it would be wiped out on Monday, state-owned Amhara Mass Media Agency (AMMA) reports.

The prediction prompted residents to shut schools and businesses for several days, AMMA reported.

The man told his followers in the village of Ergoye that he had received the message after visiting "paradise".

"I have just returned from paradise with a message from God. The people in my area will be wiped out on Monday.

"When I entered paradise I met a woman who said she is the Virgin Mary, I also met God," AMMA quoted him as saying.

Ethiopia is a deeply religious society but in recent years there have been a growth in charismatic preachers who encourage cultic following.

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma is certainly warming up to Twitter despite being a late adopter, and has been busy tweeting since he set up his account last week.

He has posted 12 tweets so far, the earlier tweets were videos of him convincing doubters that it was indeed his real account.

He then tweeted back at other Twitter users who had shared posts he disagreed with.

His latest is a video of him showing off his football skills and making himself available for selection to the national team:

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Recently, some Nigerian parliamentarians came up with a proposal to ban children of top officials from travelling abroad to complete their studies.

They argued that this would compel government officials - many of whom send their children to foreign universities - to increase funding for the domestic education sector.

According to a lawmaker behind the proposal, some 75,000 Nigerians are currently studying in countries such as Ghana, Benin Republic, Egypt, the UK and US - a form of educational tourism that represents a loss of N1tn ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) to the economy.

It is in this climate of decay that private universities have been flourishing in Nigeria.

In our series of letters from African writers, journalist Sola Odunfa reflects on the controversial proposal to ban the children of government officials and top civil servants from completing their education abroad.

Read the full article on the BBC website

Thomas Naadi
BBC Africa, Accra

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Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked three high court judges - three years after an investigating committee found them to have been involved in alleged corruption.

They had been suspended after the report was released, but it's unclear why Mr Akufo-Addo chose to act now.

They were part of over 100 judges and court staff implicated in a corruption scandal that shocked Ghana in 2015.

Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, known for his undercover work, caught them on tape taking cash bribes - some demanding sex and others bribes, including goats.

President Akufo-Addo referred the three judges' case to the police for further investigation and possible prosecution.

The judges - who had already filed a suit at the Ecowas court to challenge their suspension - expressed disappointment at the president’s decision.

Jonathan Paye-Layleh
BBC Africa, Monrovia

Liberians have been calling radio talk shows on Monday to express their anger at the rape and murder of a 15-year-old in the New Georgia township in the capital, Monrovia, last week.

The body of the girl was found near her parents’ home on Friday morning.

She had reportedly left for a party with friends on Thursday night.

Police spokesman Moses Carter said a forensic investigation found that the girl was gang raped.

Two people have since been invited to provide information as part of the police investigation.

Cases like this have in the past failed to bring perpetrators to justice due to investigation lapses.

The girl's parents want the government to use their daughter's horrific assault and murder to crack down on rape, a menace that has failed to go away despite the strengthening of the anti-rape law under the administration of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo is one of the main opposition candidates vying for votes in Sunday's presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The 55-year-old father of five is mostly known for being the son of the late veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, but he insists he is not trying to compete with his father's reputation.

"I don't have any ambition to rival my father. He is my master, and you don't rival the master," Felix Tshiskedi told the BBC.

"But I'm going to try my best to perpetuate his dream, his dream of a country of rule of law, of a better Congo, where our sons and daughters can flourish - that's what I am pursuing," he added.

If elected on Sunday, Mr Tshisekedi has said he will make the fight against poverty a "great national cause".

He aims, for example, to increase the average per person income to $11.75 (£9.30) a day, compared to $1.25 today.

"It's really the minimum we can do I think, and the minimum people expect from us," the candidate told the BBC in an interview in the capital, Kinshasa.

He says his programme can be accomplished over two presidential terms - a period of 10 years - and will cost an estimated $86bn.

Read the full story on the BBC website

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has turned 76 today.

One of his aides has been sharing videos of how the president is celebrating the day.

In one video, his aides serenade him with a song:

In another, he is shown a couple of giant birthday cards sent by well-wishers:

Nick Cavell
BBC Africa Sport

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The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that no decision has been taken to force Ivory Coast to host the 2023 Nations Cup rather than 2021.

Caf president Ahmad said on television recently that Cameroon has been offered the 2021 finals instead of Ivory Coast.

Cameroon were stripped of the 2019 finals due to poor preparation and security.

"We confirm no decision was taken by the executive committee," Caf wrote.

"We are waiting first for the host for 2019 and then we will see."

On Saturday Caf confirmed that Egypt and South Africa have both made bids to host the 2019 tournament, with a decision set to be made on 9 January.

Meanwhile the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed it has received an appeal from the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF) against the "decision" to remove the 2021 hosting rights.

"The FIF was surprised to learn that the president of Caf decided on his own authority, without any prior consultation ... to reassign the 2021 edition, which was entrusted until then to Ivory Coast, to Cameroon," an FIF statement said last week., external

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