Mali is telling the UN to remove its 12,000 peacekeepers, who had been countering Islamic militants.

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Joice Zau is determined to carry on despite being threatened for "telling the truth" in Angola.

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The governments of Morocco and Kenya are increasing minimum wage.

Speaking at Labour Day celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said a rise of 12% was necessary to help workers cope with a surge in consumer prices, which has been partly driven by the war in Ukraine.

Kenyans have seen commodities, including cooking oil and fuel, go up in price, exacerbated by supply concerns following the Russian invasion.

Meanwhile, in Morocco, the government announced plans to increase the minimum wage for public servants by 16%. For other workers, the increase will be 10%.

A new e-levy of 1.5% on all electronic payments comes into force despite widespread opposition.

Nathan, who was born with cerebral palsy, is able to do family activities with the help of dad Meekeh's inventions.

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The Actors Guild of Nigeria has confirmed the death of Nollywood actress Chinedu Bernard, who passed away on Friday in Enugu state in the south east of the country.

The actress, who starred in films including Love Without Conscience, Just A Wish, Money Fever and Who Runs The City, died while in church, according to local media.

Bernard, who was known as Choco in the industry, was seen as an up-and-coming actress.

Her family has not yet released a statement.

The actors’ guild president, Emeka Rollas, also posted on his Instagram that a second budding actor, named Chima Precious also died in Abuja.

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The Moroccan government has announced plans to increase the minimum wage of public servants by 16% and that of other workers by 10%.

The 10% increase will be phased over two years, seeing a 5% increase in September 2022 and the other 5% jump a year later, according to Morocco World News. , external

The proposed increase formed part of a deal between the government, labour unions and an employers' federation, according to the Reuters news agency.

The government wants to improve conditions for working people, Morocco World News says.

Citizens will also see family allowances increase for those with more than three children.

The military junta, which took power in a coup last year, gives a timeline for civilian rule.

Paul Rusesabagina's family accuse the Rwandan government of abduction and torture.

Watford's Ivorian left-back Hassane Kamara says his three months in the Premier League have made him appreciate its high levels.

Kuukuwa Manful is trying to digitise one of Ghana's architecture archive stores.

Inua Ellams, the Nigerian-born, award-winning poet, playwright and performer, talks to John Wilson about the most important influences and experiences that have inspired his own creativity. Inua won huge acclaim for his play the Barbershop Chronicles, which was a sell-out twice at the National Theatre and went on to tour the UK. His adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters reset during the Biafran war - also for the National - is now on the A Level syllabus, and he is the author of several books of poetry including The Half God Of Rainfall.

Inua was born in Plateau State, Nigeria, moved to Britain as a child, and also spent time in Dublin during his teens. He recalls growing up in a dual faith household, with his Christian mother and Muslim father. Initially inspired by the tales of heroism he discovered in X-Men comics, he became a fan of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. He reveals that the 2001 album Amethyst Rockstar, by the American hip hop poet Saul Williams, was a huge inspiration on him as a writer and performer. Inua also talks movingly about his recent British citizenship which, despite being at the heart of the British theatrical establishment, took many years of struggle to secure.

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France alleges its forces in Mali are the victim of smear campaign involving a Russian mercenary group.

Holders Nigeria face a repeat of the 2018 Women's Nations Cup final against South Africa in the group stages of this year's tournament.

Khafilat Kareem, a Met Police officer, went on the Nigerian version of the TV show without permission.

That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team this week. There will be an automated news feed until we're back on Tuesday morning at bbc.com/africalive.

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Our image to end the week is of the Grand Mosque in Sudan's capital, Khartoum - our favourite from our gallery of the week's best photos:

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And Eid Mubarak in advance to all our readers who will be celebrating at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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Dignitaries have paid tribute to Kenya’s former President Mwai Kibaki at his memorial service at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi.

As the country’s third president since independence, Kibaki ended 40 years of one-party rule when he won elections in 2002 and brought in economic reforms. However, his re-election five years later sparked months of deadly nationwide violence.

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who lost to Mr Kibaki in the 2007 election and then became his prime minister in a unity government, told how his one-time rival had trained as an economist in Uganda and London before joining the independence struggle.

Uhuru Kenyetta, Kenya's current president, said his predecessor, who defeated him in the 2002 election, had an incredible gift for tolerance:

William Ruto, the country’s deputy president, who will be challenging Mr Odinga in presidential elections later this year, was also full of praise, calling Kibaki a great son of Kenya.

For South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, one of several African heads of state to attend the service, Kibaki played a unifying role in Kenya much like anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela.

Kibaki died last week aged 90.

• OBITUARY: Kenya's Mwai Kibaki: The hope and disappointment
• MOURNERS: Mwai Kibaki made our lives better
• SOMBRE GOODBYE: Stadium memorial service

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BBC News, Abuja

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Distraught people have gathered at the palace of a traditional leader in Nigeria who has been kidnapped.

Ayuba Dodo Dakolo was abducted on Thursday with three of his children and several other people on his farm on the outskirts of the village of Rijana in the northern Kaduna state.

His subjects are at the palace awaiting news of his fate as gunmen are reported to have demanded a ransom and other items, including fuel, drugs and food.

The village is near the notorious Abuja-Kaduna highway, where kidnapping gangs often target people travelling between the capital, Abuja and the city of Kaduna.

Kidnappers have also hit the town of Magazu in neighbouring Zamfara state this week.

On Thursday night more than 20 people were seized, with 40 others – mostly women - captured a few days earlier.

The gunmen on motorbikes and vehicles also stole livestock during the attacks.

A senior Zamfara official confirmed the abductions, telling the BBC that more security forces had been sent to the area as hundreds of people were fleeing the town fearing further attacks.

Nigeria is struggling to curb a deadly wave of kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs who frequently target unprotected rural communities, schools and motorists.

The deployment of thousands of security forces has failed to end the violence so far.

The kidnappers, locally known as bandits, have killed more than 3,500 people since the beginning of this year, according to some estimates.

On Wednesday the senate passed a controversial bill to jail anyone who pays ransoms and impose the death penalty or life on kidnappers. It needs to be approved by the lower house and signed by the president before it becomes law.

More on Nigeria's kidnapping crisis:

• TRAIN ATTACK: New photos bring relief and pain
• ANALYSIS: Outrage at Nigeria's brazen bandit attacks
• WATCH: Kidnappers demand millions for a child's life
• EXPLAINER: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria

South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma would "do anything" for the Gupta business family, a report finds.