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Guinea's deposed President Alpha Condé, 83, has flown to the UAE for medical treatment.

Mr Condé - who has been under house arrest since he was ousted in a coup more than four months ago - was accompanied by his doctor and two bodyguards, local media report.

Last month, the junta said the ex-president would be allowed to travel on medical grounds but could not remain abroad for more than a month.

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has promised a financial reward to the national football team if they produce the "desired result" in their match against Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

He tweeted that he would give "featured players" 1m Malawian kwacha ($1,200; £890) each and 500,000 kwacha for those on the bench:

Malawi sit a point behind Guinea and Senegal, who both have four points, in their group.

They beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in their match last week.

Victory over Senegal on Tuesday will see them through to the knock-out stage.

The tournament is being played in Cameroon.

Kenyans online are expressing their shock and anger after reports of bodies being found dumped in a river in the western region.

Activist Boniface Mwangi posted on Twitter , externalthat he and the head of local human rights organisation Haki Africa had counted more than 20 decomposing bodies at Yala hospital mortuary.

He said the bodies found in River Yala had been listed as “unknown men” with many of them having marks of torture and tied with ropes.

They interviewed a local resident who said he had retrieved 31 bodies from the river since July last year and that there were still more bodies in the river.

“We didn’t believe him but agreed to follow him to the river. In a span of minutes, he had spotted and shown us two bodies. The whole scene was sickening,” the activist wrote.

Locals reportedly say the bodies are brought from different areas in vehicles and dumped in the river.

Kenyans are demanding investigations to ascertain the identities of the dead and know who is behind the killings.

They have also challenged the police to assure them of their security.

The police have not yet spoken about the matter.

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The British parliament is expected to debate a motion entitled "recognition of Somaliland" which has been tabled by MP Gavin Williamson.

Somaliland seceded from Somalia more than 30 years ago, but it is not recognised as an independent state by the African Union or the United Nations.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the motion and urged Somalilanders in the UK to contact their respective MPs., external

Local governments in the British cities of Sheffield, Cardiff and Birmingham support Somaliland's independence, but the British government does not.

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed the need to protect the constitution.

This is after the tourism minister made accusations against judges and attacked the country's constitution.

Lindiwe Sisulu wrote in an article published by the media that some judges were “mentally colonised Africans”.

She said the constitution had failed to improve the lives of black South Africans living in poverty.

The president on Monday said he was against "attacks on the independence and integrity of our judiciary" and stressed the "need to protect our constitution".

The remarks by the minister have reignited the debate about leadership wrangles in the ruling party, which is set to hold party elections in December.

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The Nigerian government has filed fresh charges that border on terrorism against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu.

The new charges filed on Monday against the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) group leader came barely 24 hours before the resumption of his trial.

Mr Kanu is due in court on Tuesday to answer to charges of treasonable felony and terrorism, which are both punishable by life imprisonment.

It is the second time the government will be amending the charges against the separatist leader.

In November, he denied the charges levelled against him by the authorities, including terrorism and treason.

He was first arrested in 2015 on charges of terrorism, treason, managing an unlawful society and publication of defamatory material.

Other charges were illegal possession of firearms and improper importation of goods.

The charges have now been increased to include making threatening broadcasts to intimidate the population and illegally importing broadcast equipment.

Mr Kanu, who holds a British passport, was brought into Nigeria last year but the government refused to disclose from which country he was repatriated.

His trial and detention has heightened tensions in the south-eastern region of Nigeria, where his separatist group has been agitating for a breakaway state.

An attempt to secede in 1967 as the Republic of Biafra triggered a three-year civil war that left more than a million people dead.

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Council workers in Buea in south-west Cameroon are being compelled to attend the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations football games.

This is in line with instructions by the regional governor, according to the town’s mayor, with attendance being mandatory for all.

The decision came after many games were played in the town of Limbe with few fans attending in the stadium.

Buea is hosting the teams that are playing in Limbe.

Many Buea residents fear clashes between separatist fighters and the army. The separatists who started fighting the government almost five years ago had threatened to disrupt the tournament but the government has assured of security.

Many other cities have provided buses and cars for football fans as to increase the number in the stadiums.

The Cameroonian government on Saturday reduced the daily hours of work for public workers.

Employees of government agencies and state corporations started closing their work day at 14:00 local time from Monday while classes and lectures were ending at 13:00.

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Some fear that Twitter agreeing to new rules in Nigeria may encourage others to restrict social media.

Malawi forward Gabadinho Mhango says the strength of their support back home is driving the Flames on at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Burkina Faso secure second spot in Group A and reach the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia.

Hosts Cameroon confirm top spot in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde.

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And we leave you with this shot of Mauritania fans cheering their side on at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday:

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The number of people killed by security officers during Monday's pro-democracy protests in Sudan has risen to at least seven, medics say.

Civilians were shot with live bullets, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said, calling it "a massacre by the coup authorities who were seeking to disperse the protests".

The authorities have not yet commented on the reported deaths.

Reuters news agency quotes a witness as saying several injured civilians could be seen bleeding heavily in streets after security forces fired tear gas to block protesters from approaching the presidential palace in Khartoum.

More than 70 have died in protests since the October coup, according to a tally from doctors in the country.

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Activists in Sudan say three people have been shot dead by the security forces in the latest round of protests against last year's coup.

Thousands demonstrated in the capital Khartoum and the central city of Wad Madani.

Doctors say more than 60 other people have been killed during the many pro-democracy demonstrations - most were shot or hit by tear gas cannisters. Female protesters have also been sexually assaulted.

Sudan's ruling military council has said it will establish an anti-terrorism force to counter what it described as "potential threats".

Monday's protests come ahead of a planned visit by the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and the country's new Horn of Africa envoy.

Their first stop is Saudi Arabia where they are discussing possible ways of restoring a transitional government.

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A Nigerian hawker has been praised for giving money to prison inmates who were stuck in traffic in a transit van in Lagos.

"I have suffered... if I see people suffering I always feel for them. Even when I cannot take good care of myself," Ekuma Jeremiah tells Punch newspaper.

A clip of him giving money to the prisoners, and talking about why he wanted to give them money, has been viewed more than 100,000 times.

One commenter says: "You've sown a seed of love and compassion".

Watch the clip from Punch below:

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Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has thanked Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for agreeing to host peace talks between N'djamena and rebel groups.

President Déby, who heads Chad’s Transitional Military Council, said that a delegation from Chad was currently in Doha to meet Qatari officials to prepare for the reconciliation talks.

Mr Déby – who sometimes tweets in Arabic – spoke to Al Jazeera Arabic TV's dedicated interview programme Liqaa Khas in French. His remarks were dubbed over in Arabic.

The Chadian leader said he hoped the talks would lead to an agreement on disarming rebel groups, some of which are based in neighbouring Libya.

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Nazim Sirag, a Sudanese activist who co-ordinates medical aid to those protesting against military rule, says on his Facebook page that two people have been shot dead by the security forces.

This has not been independently verified and the authorities have not yet commented.

The reported shootings come as security forces once more fired tear gas at thousands of people who have been protesting in the capital, Khartoum.

This is the latest in a series of protests since October's coup - which saw military leaders seize power and arrest the civilian prime minister just one month before Sudan was scheduled to transition to a civilian head of state.

In recent days there have been various crackdowns on perceived dissent - including the banning of Al Jazeera Live TV and using tear gas in hospitals.

A back injury forces Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to withdraw from the Australian Open before her first-round match against Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz.