Some of the shine seems to be coming off the Nigeria-based e-commerce firm Jumia.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) started selling shares in the company to great fanfare last month. On Thursday, their price plunged 18%.

This was after an investor report, by Citron Research, questioned whether the company was worth anything and alleged that investors had been misled.

"Jumia's NYSE adventure has been turbulent from the start," BBC's Africa Business editor Larry Madowo says.

"It's 'African startup' tag was questioned from the very beginning. And some analysts pointed out its combined losses of nearly $1bn (£770m) showed a company that would never make money."

"Citron's claims deserve to be taken seriously, but the company has been wrong before," stock market commentator Jeremy Bowman writes, external.

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A Kenyan psychologist has come out to call for support from the government for soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she suffered the condition while working with the Kenyan army for 11 years.

Lucy Wairimu Mukuria, who spent a year on the front line and was deployed to Somalia, told BBC Newsday that PTSD "imprisoned me and made my whole life seem impossible".

Ms Mukuria says she constantly felt she was in a "cage of anxiety", was paranoid and unsettled, and wanted to be alone most of the time.

She says she was aware of what she was going through as a psychologist but could not speak out because of the fear of being called weak.

Last week, a soldier in Eldoret, in Kenya's Rift Valley, killed family members and then himself, which some have attributed to PTSD that had not been diagnosed.

Kenyan troops have been deployed to some of the most dangerous conflict zones on the continent. Often they are not given the necessary mental health support to help process their experiences when they return home.

Psychologist Ms Mukuria now wants the Kenyan government to take responsibility for war veterans and has launched a petition to parliament to pass a veterans' law.

Listen to her full interview below:

Emmanuel Igunza
BBC Africa, Nairobi

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A new report says 41 million people have been displaced worldwide in the last year, with conflicts in some African countries contributing significantly to that number.

The Global Report on Internal Displacement, external says this is the highest number of internally displaced people the world has ever seen.

The report says conflict, violence and disasters witnessed around the world last year have forced 28 million people to flee their homes to other parts of their own country.

This is an increase of more than a million since the end of 2017 and two-thirds more than the global number of refugees.

The highest numbers recorded are in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria where conflicts have been raging for years.

Ethiopia also tops the list of countries with nearly three million newly displaced people in the last year - most fleeing ethnically-fuelled violence.

Globally, natural disasters like tropical cyclones, monsoon floods, wildfires and drought have also triggered the displacement of millions in countries like China, India and Philippines.

“The findings of this report are a wake-up call to world leaders. Millions of people forced to flee their homes last year are being failed by ineffective national governance and insufficient international diplomacy," said Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

"Because they haven't crossed a border, they receive pitiful global attention. All displaced people have a right to protection and the international community has a duty to ensure it,” added Mr Egeland.

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Vehicles and farm equipment belonging to Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, 95, are set to be auctioned on Saturday, in a possible sign that his family's business empire could be in financial trouble, the state-run Herald newspaper reports., external

The daily quotes an advertisement by a local auction firm, announcing plans to sell off about 30 vehicles, including a Mercedes Benz C-class limousine and Ford Rangers.

Horse trucks, tractors, motor cycles and disc harrows from the Mugabe family's Gushungo Dairy farm would also be auctioned.

The Herald reported that it was not immediately clear why the family was auctioning the items but its business empire, built during Mr Mugabe's 37 years in power, has been facing lawsuits over unpaid debts.

Mr Mugabe was ousted in 2017 after a military takeover and was succeeded by his former deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Last week, Mr Mnangagwa said Mr Mugabe was in Singapore for medical treatment.

Read: The 'crocodile' who snapped back

Andrew Harding
BBC News, Johannesburg

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to make significant cabinet changes in the coming days, after his governing African National Congress (ANC) secured a reduced, but comfortable majority in this week’s general election.

With three quarters of votes counted, it’s now clear the main opposition failed to capitalise on years of government corruption and economic stagnation.

The political landscape has shifted only slightly with these elections, with the ANC slipping from 62% to 57% nationally.

That’s still quite an achievement for a party that has presided over a decade of economic stagnation and entrenched corruption.

President Cyril Ramaphosa can now claim a mandate to trim a bloated cabinet, see off his rivals, and watch a revived justice system bring an end to a culture of impunity.

This has been a bad election for the opposition Democratic Alliance which lost votes, and failed to capitalise on the government’s mistakes.

Read: Can Ramaphosa call time on corruption?

The US military killed 13 Islamic State (IS) group militants during an air strike on Wednesday on their base in the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, the US Africa command has tweeted:

Here's a cartoonist's take on the relationship between South Africa's governing African National Congress and voters since the country's first democratic election in 1994:

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Votes are being counted in South Africa's election, with President Cyril Ramaphosa hoping to prevent a slide in support for the governing African National Congress (ANC).

With results declared in some 70% of districts, it has won about 57% of the ballot, well ahead of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%.

The ANC - in power since 1994 - took 62% at the last general election in 2014.

Anger over the economy and corruption may have eroded its appeal.

The radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is in third place with 10%, based on the official early results., external

Jonathan Paye-Layleh
BBC Africa, Monrovia

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A spokesman for Liberia's President George Weah has confirmed that the government withdrew the funds of donors without their approval, but insisted that the money - partly used to pay salaries - would be returned and accounted for.

Isaac Solo Kelgbeh made the admission after a leaked letter - written to Mr Weah and signed by nine ambassadors - put the spotlight this week on how the government had withdrawn donor aid kept in accounts at Liberia's central bank.

The letter urged the government to immediately return whatever funds had been taken. It was signed by the ambassadors of the European Union, US, UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway and Sweden.

Mr Kelgbeh told BBC that Mr Weah had received the communication “in good faith and will act accordingly.”

Mr Kelgbeh quoted the minister of information as saying that “part of the money was used for salary payment because people had to be paid for Christmas [last year] and New Year and the government had some shortcomings.”

“Government was in the process or returning the money before this communication came,” he added.

Read: Liberia - where no-one dares to tackle President Weah

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And we leave you with this footage of Ghanaian president and Tottenham Hotspur fan Nana Akufo-Addo reacting to his team's stunning victory over Ajax at last night's European Champion's League Semi-Final.

"Harry Kane, we want you to play in the final," he's heard shouting at the screen:

Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has tweeted a note of clarification alerting viewers to a viral video appearing to show an Ebola patient on one of its planes that it isn't quite what it may seem:

The clip doing the rounds on WhatsApp shows a uniformed flight attendant informing passengers:

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But what many of the people sharing the video by WhatsApp haven't realised is that it was filmed as a drill for broadcast on state television.

"The reporter clearly says: 'This is a drill' halfway through the video," Prudent Nsengiyumva from the BBC Great Lakes service explains.

"Then the fact that the passenger is so calm, the camera crew are already on board the plane, plus the reference made later on in the video to former Health Minister Agnes Binagwaho all make it clear that it was filmed in the past."

Was the idea to film such a video misguided?

"It's weird to use real people, although it was well-intentioned to reassure the public of Rwanda's preparedness for Ebola," our reporter says.

At the time the video was filmed in 2015, the West Africa Ebola outbreak was at its height.

Yetunde Olugbenga
BBC Yoruba, Lagos

Nigeria's house of representatives has passed a bill allowing married women to choose their state of origin.

It's a significant move because it paves the way for many more women to take up leadership roles in local politics.

Legal expert and women's right activist Abiade Olawanle Abiola told BBC Yoruba that married women can now stand in the state where they currently live, or in their state of origin.

Previously, women were barred from standing for political office in their state of origin if they had moved to live in her husband's state.

Mrs Abiade says she had personally missed out on opportunities in her father’s state because of marriage, but can now legally claim such opportunities.

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Ghana's broadcasting regulator has announced that radio stations operating without valid authorisations "are being shut down with immediate effect".

The National Communications Authority says the decision follows a national audit in 2017, after which it says it fined several stations. Some of these stations appealed the decision in court.

Radio Gold and XYZ Radio are among the radio stations already taken off air today, Joy FM reports, external.

Both are owned by people with links to the opposition National Democratic Congress, according to Joy FM.

We will bring you more on this story when more details emerge.

Thomas Naadi
BBC Africa, Accra

Ten members of a separatist group in Ghana who planned to declare part of the country "Western Togoland" today have been freed on bail while seven others were remanded in police custody.

The group, who call themselves Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), have been campaigning for a breakaway state for over a decade.

A total of 81 of its members were arrested, most have, however, been freed.

The 10 freed on bail had appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of organising a public event without notice to the police.

The territory that the group are claiming - comprised of the Volta region and parts of northern Ghana - did not fall within the previous Gold Coast borders which now defines most of modern-day Ghana. It was then known as the Trans Volta Togoland territory.

But in 1956, the people of that territory voted to unite with the newly independent Ghana.

HSGF claims that the "Western Togoland" territory was not incorporated in the law establishing the then Gold Coast by Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2017, a court in Ghana ruled that the group should seek clarification from the United Nations on their demands.

They say the government of Ghana has neglected their region and they want an independent country.

Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg

Unsurprisingly the top three parties so far are the ANC, the DA and the EFF.

But the party to watch is the ANC - not least because its support has dwindled in the last few years amid corruption scandals.

After sacking its beleaguered leader Jacob Zuma just under two years ago, the new man in charge, Cyril Ramaphosa, went on an anti-corruption campaign.

He called this a "new dawn" for one of Africa's oldest liberation movement. But did it work?

The numbers will help answer that. Under former President Zuma, the party won by 62% in the last election - for some that's the magic number to beat.

That will be a difficult ask this time around for the hugely divided party. Mr Ramaphosa needs a strong mandate - only then can he hope to effect real renewal within the party.

Then there is the DA, which increased its support base in the last election from 17% to 22% but will be hoping to win more provinces this time around - and make inroads, particularly in areas where the ANC had previously been dominant.

Then there is the EFF, which needs to show that it can continue to grow its support base.

In terms of South Africa's provinces, the prize everyone is vying for is Gauteng - the economic hub of the country. Control that and you pretty much control the whole country.

This will also be an indication of whether Mr Ramaphosa's message to business has been effective.

Alastair Leithead
BBC Africa correspondent

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A British man convicted of being in possession of bomb-making materials in Kenya has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Jermain Grant has been linked to Samantha Lewthwaite - the so-called "White Widow" - a wanted British terror suspect and widow of one of the four suicide bombers who attacked London on 7 July 2005.

She is believed to have stayed at Grant's home in Mombasa, where in 2011, police arrested him after discovering chemicals and other paraphernalia used to make bombs.

Grant is already serving nine years in prison following a conviction in 2015 for fraud. The Muslim convert from east London had used forged documents to obtain Kenyan citizenship.

Last month, Grant was convicted for being in possession of explosive-making materials, but acquitted of conspiracy to carry out a terror attack, which police believe was being planned.

His lawyer said he was appealing against the conviction.

Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg

Vote counting continues in South Africa where Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) expects to have counted 90% of the result by late on Thursday evening.

At the Results Operation Centre, political parties are keeping a close eye on the results as they trickle in. Here are the numbers as they stand:

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This was a peaceful election but they want to be sure that it was fair

Officials have assured the country that they are investigating concerns about "double voting" raised by some opposition parties.

The IEC has said while a handful of people may have been able to vote at more than one station on Wednesday, various checks applied when authenticating the result will root out any fraud.

One of these is the ID number, which should only appear once for each voter - any duplicates will be weeded out.

Meanwhile, these polls saw the lowest voter turnout since 1994, when Nelson Mandela was elected as the country's first black president, raising questions around voter apathy - uncharted territory for this young democracy.

James Jeffrey and Milena Belloni
Business reporters

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For decades, the Eritrean economy has struggled because of a combination of war, authoritarian rule and the impact of United Nations sanctions.

But the East African country's recent rapprochement with its southern neighbour, Ethiopia, and the end of the embargoes, means that its economy now has a chance to grow substantially.

The hope is that the nation will export more to the world than people fleeing the country.

But as Eritrea continues to be an authoritarian one-party state, with a heavily militarised society, substantial hurdles remain. It is also one of the poorest countries in Africa, with a mostly agriculture-based economy.

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