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Rwanda has added more personnel at the border between Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda, to help screen people crossing over, Health Minister Diane Gashumba told journalists on Monday.

The first Ebola case has been confirmed in Goma, a city of nearly two million people, which has no hard border between it and Gisenyi in Rwanda, except at the official crossing points.

Many people might work, or study, on one side of the border and live on the other, crossing twice each day.

DR Congo is in the midst of an Ebola outbreak that began last August and has already become the second-deadliest in the country's history, infecting nearly 2,500 people and killing more than 1,600.

Ms Gashumba, who rushed to Gisenyi on Monday, said Rwanda had not closed its border but urged people to exercise caution.

Karina Igonikan
BBC Pidgin Port Harcourt

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Gunmen have kidnapped Beauty Siasia, 75, the mother of former Nigeria national football coach, Samson Siasia.

She was taken in her village in Bayelsa state, southern Nigeria, in the early hours of Monday.

A family member who spoke to BBC Pidgin said the men broke in through the back door of the apartment to grab Mrs Siasia. He said they had not heard from her kidnappers and have reported the incident to the police.

The police say they have launched a manhunt to catch the kidnappers and rescue the victim.

Family members of Nigeria's football stars have been targeted before by kidnappers demanding a ransom.

Current Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi and forward Samuel Kalu have both had a parent abducted in the past.

Jose Tembe
BBC Africa, Maputo

Health authorities in Mozambique's western province of Tete have expressed concern over the sharp increase of HIV/Aids patients who abandon antiretroviral treatment.

The officials say more than 4,600 HIV/Aids patients in the province have abandoned the treatment since the beginning of this year.

This is a 70% increase in drop-outs, compared to the same period last year, Dr Alex Bertil, the head of Tete's Department of Public Health, said.

The long distances that patients have to travel for medicines and the fact that many people with HIV don't tell their partners are some of the factors that contributed to the increase in the drop-outs, Dr Bertil added.

The problems are especially common in rural Mozambique.

According to official statistics, HIV/Aids prevalence in Mozambique rose from 11.5% to 13.3% between 2009 and 2015.

Surveys estimate that more than 100,000 young girls in Tanzania have been tricked into a life of fear and, in effect, slavery.

Some are sold to households where they are forced to work from sunrise to sunset. Others end up being forced into prostitution.

Their parents are usually told that the girls will be given work and educational opportunities.

The BBC's Newsday presenter Alan Kasujja visited Kiota Women's Health and Development Centre - a charity set up to help the girls - in Dar es Salaam.

He spoke to the charity's founder Justa Mwaituka and some of the rescued girls.

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Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines, one of the biggest employers of the country, is looking for a new investor and many are suggesting that China, as Zambia's biggest creditor, is seen as the most likely buyer.

The country's Information Minister, Dora Siliya, has however told the BBC's Focus on Africa that it is not a "done deal".

"I am aware there has been Chinese interest, I am aware there is interest from Turkey, I am aware there is interest from Russia - all these groups have been going in and out of the country to present their interest," she said.

Some Zambians have expressed their concerns about China's influence in the country but Ms Siliya said such fears were "teething problems" which would correct themselves:

"If you recall in the 90s, Zambians were so anti-South African investors, they were the only investors we knew for a long time. Before that it was the investors from the Asian community, from the Lebanese community. Then the Zambians were anti-South Africans, and now it is actually the Chinese."

Listen to the full interview below:

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In the heart of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, alongside seemingly abandoned train carriages and overgrown tracks is a blossoming artists' community.

Just metres from a busy road, but screened by tall trees and long grass, it is hidden in plain sight. This has been home to the Bombsquad, or BSQ, Crew for just over a year.

The graffitied train carriages belong to Nairobi's railway museum and it feels as if they were parked behind its main exhibition hall decades ago.

The management agreed to rent a carriage to BSQ's three original members last year, who turned it into a studio. But as the group has grown to include 15 artists, the work has spilled into the adjoining yard.

Read more: Kenya's railway art gets a new platform

Moseph Ekine
BBC Pidgin, Lagos

Fans of Nigeria's Super Eagles are calling for a ban on the team's green jersey which some think is "cursed", following the country’s loss to Algeria in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The myth about the Super Eagles' away jersey surfaced even before a ball was kicked on Sunday night.

Many took to Twitter to raise their concern about the colour of the jersey, which they felt brings bad luck:

It was the second time the Nigerian team lost a match sporting the green jersey, after their upset against Madagascar in the group stage.

Talk of how the green jersey designed by Nike brings bad luck to the Super Eagles started at the 2018 World Cup. The team lost to Croatia and later to Argentina in a crucial match, whilst wearing the strip.

Nigeria's women team, the Super Falcons, also wore jerseys of the same colour when they lost to Germany at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France.

However, there have also been times when Nigeria has won football matches in the away jersey.

They won in friendlies against Poland and Egypt and also their 3-2 victory over Libya in the qualification for the 2019 Afcon.

Nigeria's official colours are white and green, and it's hard to see how a new colour can be introduced to superstitious football fans.

There has been a sharp jump in Zimbabwe's annual inflation figure, statistics agency ZIMSTATS has said.

In the year from June 2018 to June 2019 prices rose on average by 176%. For the 12 months from May 2018 to May 2019 the figure was 98%.

Food prices rose even faster - at a rate of 252%.

There are concerns that there could be a return to the days when prices spiralled out of control.

The hyperinflation ended in 2009 when Zimbabwe abandoned the use of its own currency - the Zimbabwe dollar - and adopted the US dollar, along with other foreign currencies.

The use of the US dollar has now been outlawed and the country is moving towards a new Zimbabwe dollar.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power in 2017 promising economic change but the country is currently experiencing some severe economic problems.

Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab has released a statement declaring the Somali clan elders who nominate members of parliament "apostates".

"The so-called tribal elders who appointed the members of the apostate Somali parliament have fallen into clear-cut disbelief that has invalidated their Islam," the statement, posted on the pro-al-Shabaab website Somalimemo, says.

The group, which is allied to al-Qaeda, has been pushed out of most of the main towns it once controlled, but it remains a potent threat.

It is ordering the clan elders to "repent" within 45 days or face targeted killings by the jihadist group.

The group also warned the elders against participating in the formation of regional states.

The warning comes in the lead up to two regional state elections in Somalia - Jubbaland and Galmudug. Al-Shabab has previously killed several electoral delegates ahead of Somali regional polls.

The militant group is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, and has carried out a string of attacks across the region.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is appearing for the first time at the State Capture inquiry looking into allegations that he oversaw a web of corruption during his term in office, has criticised the commission's name.

Mr Zuma, who denies any wrongdoing, said the name implied that everything was captured, including the judges, government and parliament and that it was all part of the anti-Zuma narrative.

He also testified that three intelligence agencies - two of them foreign and one linked to apartheid forces - had spies inside the ANC.

Some young people in southern Ethiopia have been celebrating as they believe the region's governing party is about to allow a referendum to take place on whether the Sidama area should become its own federal state.

Rumours have been circulating on social media that a decision has been made - but there have been no announcement on the issue.

As we reported earlier, a group of youth activists and opposition politicians agreed to go ahead and declare the southern region of Sidama as a separate federal state within the country.

The declaration is due to happen later this week.

The activists' move could aggravate regional tensions within Ethiopia which are threatening the unity of the country.

Sidama is currently part of the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR). There are dozens of ethnic groups in the region.

Wednesday marks a year since SNNPR's parliament accepted that there should be a referendum on Sidama's future. According to the constitution, the vote should have happened within the last 12 months.

But Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged people to be patient saying that changes in the election board need to happen before the referendum can take place.

Kennedy Gondwe
BBC News, Lusaka

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has fired the country’s finance minister and replaced her with the deputy governor of the central bank, Bwalya Ng’andu.

No reasons for the dismissal of Margaret Mwanakatwe were given in the announcement that was made on Sunday evening.

Mr Lungu simply thanked Ms Mwanakatwe for her services and wished her well in her future endeavours.

Recently, Zambia has been grappling with increasing debt levels.

The country’s foreign debt has more than doubled since 2014, and servicing costs are forecast to rise by 90% this year, Bloomberg news agency reports., external.

Credit-ratings agency Moody’s, last month cut its rating of Zambia’s debt further into junk territory, citing a rising probability of default, adds Bloomberg.

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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says the security situation in the country could lead to "spontaneous or planned reprisal attacks against Fulanis, which may inadvertently or advertently mushroom into [a] pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide".

In an open letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Obasanjo warned that "Nigeria is tipping towards a dangerous cliff and only the president could forestall such a looming disaster".

In the past two years, hundreds of people have died in clashes involving Fulani herdsmen and farming communities, mostly in the central region of Nigeria.

Mr Obasanjo was head of state between 1999 and 2007, having ruled as a military leader between 1976 to 1979.

He's known for his open letters to political leaders and has written to President Buhari in the past, drawing a harsh rebuttal from the government, external in the build up to the 2019 general elections.

Mr Obasanjo's letter seems to have been provoked by the killing of Funke Olakunrin, the 58-year-old daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of one of Nigeria's largest ethnic groups - the Yoruba.

The killing of Mrs Olakunrin had prompted reactions from Mr Buhari and the police, who announced an "overhaul of security" , externalon major highways in the southern part of the country.

She was allegedly killed by "suspected Fulani herdsmen", external, but the police said her killers were armed men.

Mr Obasanjo warned that for the current president to be able to stop the “smouldering ethnic agitations”, he would have to stop fanning “the embers of hatred, disaffection and violence".

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the commission looking into corruption in South Africa, greeting those in attendance.

He is set to respond to allegations that he allowed cronies to plunder state resources and influence senior government appointments during his nine years in power.

Mr Zuma denies any wrongdoing and says the allegations against him are politically motivated.

Kenyan taxi drivers who use hailing apps such as Uber have gone on strike to force operators to double fares.

The drivers of Uber, Bolt and other taxi apps through their umbrella lobby Digital Taxi Forum, announced the indefinite strike beginning Monday.

Waweru Jamaicah, the secretary general of the Drivers and Partners Association of Kenya, has said that the strikers want better working terms, a sustainable business model and the introduction of online taxi regulations.

The drivers want a doubling of the fares, Business Daily reports., external

A statement urged people to "plan accordingly to avoid any inconveniences".

In July 2018, the drivers reached an understanding with the companies after an 11-day strike that wanted key adjustments to pricing. Daniel Muteru, the chairman of the Digital Taxi Association of Kenya is quoted in Business Daily as saying that the online app firms had "breached an earlier [agreement] committing to better pay".

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A group of youth activists and opposition politicians in Ethiopia have agreed to go ahead and declare the southern region of Sidama as a separate federal state within the country.

The declaration is due to happen later this week.

Sidama is currently part of the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR).

The activists' move could aggravate regional tensions within Ethiopia which are threatening the unity of the country. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said there would be military action if it goes ahead.

The Sidama activists met with with elders in Hawasa on Sunday.

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SNNPR's governing party - which is part of Ethiopia's ruling coalition - is currently meeting to decide what it should do about the Sidama declaration.

Thursday marks a year since SNNPR's parliament accepted that there should be a referendum on Sidama's future. According to the constitution, the vote should have happened within the last 12 months.

But Mr Abiy has urged people to be patient saying that changes in the election board need to happen before the referendum can take place.

Kenya's well-known gambling firm SportPesa is conducting a charm offensive as it tries to restore its business after the government did not renew its license.

One of the issues is thought to be over how much tax is paid by the company, which among things sponsors English Premier League club Everton.

In Monday's Standard newspaper, SportPesa took out a full-page advert declaring its tax bill along with the work it does in the community.

On Saturday, the company acknowledged that leading mobile phone network Safaricom had stopped people from using its network to place bets. Last week, the government wrote to Safaricom asking it to stop the service to the 27 gambling firms which had not had their licenses renewed.

In a Twitter post, SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri said the company was "completely tax compliant" and it is working hard to resolve the issues that have been raised:

The Somalia-born US lawmaker Ilhan Omar has accused President Donald Trump of stoking white nationalism after posting tweets attacking her and three other Democratic congresswomen.

He claimed the women "originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe", before suggesting they "go back".

Of the four congresswomen, three - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley - were born and raised in the US, while Ms Omar moved to the US as a child.

Ms Omar told the president that he was "stoking white nationalism , externalbecause you are angry that people like us are serving in Congress and fighting against your hate-filled agenda".

She also called him "the worst, most corrupt and inept president we have ever seen".

Her most recent tweet quotes author James Baldwin saying: "There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others."

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