Former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defeats the incumbent in a vote limited to MPs.

Rugby World Cup-winning South Africa fly-half Elton Jantjies is arrested in Johannesburg for allegedly causing "malicious damage to property" on a flight from Dubai.

Somalia has 350,000 children at risk of starving while Somaliland has been "devastated" by fire.

The killing of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy triggers a wave of disinformation on social media.

William Ruto, a frontrunner in this year's presidential election, picks businessman Rigathi Gachagua.

Kenya's Olympic rugby sevens star Dennis Ombachi on dealing with his bipolar disorder as he urges others with mental health issues to seek treatment.

One of dozens of train passengers abducted in March said she had been freed on "compassionate grounds".

Results and scorecards from Namibia's Twenty20 international tour of Zimbabwe.

Al Ahly will bid for an unprecedented third straight African Champions League title against Wydad Casablanca in the final on 30 May.

Meet Peace Hyde, the British-Ghanaian creator of reality TV series Young, Famous & African.

Demonstrators have been demanding the release of two suspects held over the murder of a Christian student.

This Sunday, Somalia will hold its long-awaited presidential elections. But why is it significant?

Wydad Casablanca progress to the African Champions League final after a 1-1 draw at home against Petro Atletico on Friday.

Boris Johnson says the government will "dig in for the fight" against any legal bids to block their removal.

Some 20 million people face severe hunger but aid agencies say the world's attention is on Ukraine.

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The Central African Republic has banned a film documenting the lives of economics students at Bangui university because, they said, it incited revolt.

The documentary film was selected for this year's Berlinale, making it the first film from the CAR to be selected for the prestigious German festival.

Rafiki Fariala's first feature Nous Etudiants!, a film that follows the lives of Bangui university students, was banned for "inciting revolt against the authorities" the AFP new agency quoted the culture minister as saying.

The film had already been shown 11 times in Bangui before it was banned.

Culture Minister Jennifer Saraiva-Yanzere walked out of one of these screenings, AFP reports.

The minister said the documentary included "very compromising images".

"This film is nothing but a report that tends to denigrate CAR students, destroy... social cohesion and incite revolt against the authorities and institutions of the republic," the culture ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Ishaq Khalid
BBC News, Abuja

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At least 10 of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers have resigned following his directive to all his appointees to quit if they intend to contest elections.

Some of the ministers want to replace him in the presidential palace while others are interested in becoming senators or state governors.

Mr Buhari is due to step down next year after two terms in power.

In a speech, Mr Buhari thanked the outgoing ministers for their sacrifice and "invaluable services" to the country and wished them success in their future endeavours saying they had worked ‘’with dignity and honour'’.

President Buhari acknowledged that the mass resignations of the ministers had "undoubtedly created a vacuum". But he said new appointments would be made "without delay".

The ministers then thanked him for giving them the opportunity to serve, with their spokesperson and outgoing minister for Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio describing working with Mr Buhari as a "fantastic and knowledgeable experience".

Among those who have left office include the ministers for transport and education as well as the attorney general.

Anna Qabale Duba says the $250,000 prize money will help expand her school for children and adults.

Kalkidan Yibeltal
BBC News

Ethiopia's media regulator has announced it is revoking the press credentials for The Economist magazine's correspondent in the country, Tom Gardner, after accusing him of breaching "professional ethics" and the "rules and regulations of the country", without providing details.

The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) said in a statement on Friday that they had held "repeated discussions" with Gardner before arriving at their decisions. Neither Gardner nor the Economist has yet responded to the announcement. But the move was criticised by some as an attempt by authorities to control media coverage.

Since war broke out in November 2020 in the northern region of Tigray, the government in Addis Ababa has been accused of creating a hostile environment for journalists and dissenters. Reporters complain of lacking access to the frontlines where widespread gross human rights abuses and atrocities have been alleged.

Last year the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) accused security forces of using a war-time emergency decree to arbitrarily detain journalists. While many journalists that had been detained were later released, two journalists affiliated with local media houses remain in police custody.

Twelve months ago, Ethiopia similarly revoked the press accreditation of a New York Times reporter after accusing him of "unbalanced reporting," a move the newspaper called "authoritarian" and "deeply disappointing".