Imogen Foulkes
Reporting from Geneva

Image source, AFP

A new UN report has suggested the most common factor driving people to join extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa is not religion, but the need for work.

The report by the UN Development Programme surveyed thousands of people in eight African countries, including Mali, Nigeria and Somalia.

Only 17% of respondents said that religion was the reason for joining radical groups, whereas 40% said poverty was their main motivation.

Education is also important, with one extra year of education significantly reducing a person's likelihood of joining an extremist group.

In 2021, nearly half of deaths attributed to terrorist groups took place in sub-Saharan Africa.

Zawadi Mudibo
BBC, Nairobi

Image source, Getty Images

Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has refuted reports that the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi were being targeted for tax evasion.

Mr Mudavadi said President William Ruto had not mentioned any names in his push for tax compliance, and claimed the reports were inferences made by the media.

He however insists that everyone must pay taxes to help the government run its activities.

It follows the circulation of a video on social media of former First Lady Ngina Kenyatta, in which she publicly stated her family had paid all taxes due.

She added that she was ready to be investigated for tax evasion and would pay up any arrears if claims of unpaid taxes can be substantiated.

Peter Jegwa
Lilongwe, Malawi

Image source, AFP

A high court in Malawi has lifted the government's suspension of the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma, paving the way for her to return to work.

Ms Chizuma's suspension was last week announced by the secretary to the president and the cabinet, Colleen Zamba.

The suspension was linked to a lawsuit against her following a leaked audio in which she allegedly made remarks suggesting that a number of senior government officials and some judicial officers were hindering the fight against corruption.

One official who felt hurt by the suggestion sued Ms Chizuma and she was interdicted on the basis of the lawsuit.

Her suspension was widely condemned by civil society organisations, the opposition and the country’s umbrella body for lawyers – the Lawyers Association of Malawi.

The lawyers' association issued a statement saying the only person who could legally hire or fire the head of the anti-corruption body was the president.

President Lazarus Chakwera is on record as saying he will not sack Ms Chizuma - describing the recording and the circulation of the audio as "corruption fighting back”.

The Malawi Law Society applied for a judicial review which the court granted late on Monday.

Our proverb of the day:

Click here to send us your African proverbs.

The country's worst-ever energy crisis lead to fears for South Africa's wine industry.

That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team, but we'll be back on Tuesday morning Nairobi time.

Until then you can find the latest updates on the BBC News website, or listen to our Africa Today podcast.

A reminder of Monday's wise words:

Click here to send us your African proverbs.

And we leave you with these photos taken of actor Idris Elba on Sunday, as he went to pay his respects to Ashanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in Ghana:

More than 100 people have been killed after a militia attacked their district in northern Nigeria, residents say, although the state government says the exact number is unknown.

Witnesses told BBC News Hausa there had been "more than 48 hours of fighting" between vigilantes and the "bandits" since Thursday last week.

It happened in Bakori, Katsina state, and officials there announced an inquiry on Friday then sent a delegation to visit mourning villagers on Sunday.

Yet despite calling the situation tragic, Katsina State Secretary Alhaji Muntari Lawal is said to have told residents not to "wait for government", external but be "courageous enough to confront the devil before they finish them".

Al Ahly players are determined to see off European champions Real Madrid and book a place in the Club World Cup final.

Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

Doctors in the self-declared republic of Somaliland say heavy fighting has killed at least 30 people.

Residents of Las Anod say they heard gunfire for more than six hours.

Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not been internationally recognised.

The authorities there have been in a border dispute with the regional government of Puntland. They both claim the Sool region, of which Las Anod is the capital.

The latest violence happened as traditional leaders announced that they no longer wished to be part of Somaliland and pledged allegiance to the Somali government in Mogadishu.

Our colleagues are monitoring the latest reports from Turkey, where more than 1,500 people have died following an earthquake and 5,000 others are injured.

The country's football league is host to a number of African players and at least one of them - Christian Atsu of Ghana - is feared trapped.

Henry Onyekuru of Adana Demirspor and the Nigeria national team is safe, says BBC Africa Sport's Oluwashina Okeleji.

But another colleague of ours, Maher Mezahi, says at least two other African footballers are not yet accounted for. They are:

• David Akintola (Adana Demirspor)
• Emmanuel James (Gazientep)

Emmanuel Igunza & Priya Sippy
BBC News

Social media giant Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has failed to stop a Kenyan court from hearing a case that alleges poor working conditions at the company.

Meta wanted the case dismissed, saying that Kenyan courts have no jurisdiction because Meta is not domiciled in, nor does it trade from, Kenya, but a judge rejected the argument.

Former content moderator Daniel Motaung, who worked for local outsourcing company Sama, said he was paid about $2.20 (£1.80) per hour to review posts including beheadings and child abuse.

The toll of the work left Mr Motaung with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He alleges he was fired after pushing to form a union to advocate for better working conditions.

"We are extremely delighted by the ruling. It is not just historic but globally significant," Irungu Houghton, the head of Amnesty International Kenya, told BBC Focus on Africa.

"This could be the first time that Meta has been brought under a court of law in the global south."

He said it will also open the door for "content moderators to be protected in a court of law in the countries in which they live".

Meta faces a separate case in Kenya that alleges Facebook's algorithm helped to fuel the viral spread of hate and violence during Ethiopia's civil war.

Abrham Meareg, the son of an Ethiopian academic shot dead after being attacked in Facebook posts, is among those bringing the case against Meta.

They want a $2bn (£1.6bn) fund for victims of hate on Facebook, and changes to the platform's algorithm.

Meta said it invested heavily in moderation and tech to remove hate.

BBC News Pidgin

Image source, Getty Images

Rescue workers are searching for Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who may be trapped under rubble after an earthquake hit Turkey.

Local media say the Hataysport player is still unaccounted for, as is the club's sporting director Taner Savut.

The earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Monday. This was followed hours later by a tremor.

Atsu had scored the winning goal for Hayatspor in their match only a few hours earlier on Sunday.

More than 2,000 have died in Turkey and Syria after the quakes.

Read more on this story here.

A Nigerian senator and two members of his family have gone on trial at the Old Bailey in London where they are accused of exploiting a 21-year-old by bringing him to the UK to donate a kidney for a family member.

The jury was told Ike Ekweremadu illegally paid a street trader from Lagos to help his daughter who suffers from a kidney disease.

The Nigerian senator, his wife, daughter and a doctor are accused of breaking modern slavery laws. The offence carries a potential life sentence.

They have denied any wrongdoing.

Read the latest updates on the BBC News website.

Lalla Sy
BBC News

Image source, AFP

The remains of late Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara are to be buried where a memorial to him already stands, but his family is boycotting the ceremony and says the site is "inadequate for all the burden it contains".

"We believed and continue to believe that it is fundamental that a space be found that allows to gather and appease hearts, and not to divide and increase resentment," the Sankaras added in their statement on Sunday, calling the place chosen by the government "conflictual and controversial".

The bodies of Sankara and his 12 companions were first buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, and then exhumed in 2015, for the purposes of legal proceedings.

Sankara is considered by many a pan-African icon for his progressive policies on health, education and agriculture.

He took power after a coup in August 1983 and was killed four years later, in another coup led by his friend and brother-in-arms Blaise Compaoré - who remained in power for 27 years.

In 2014, a popular uprising led to the end of his regime and he took refuge in neighbouring Ivory coast.

In April, a military court in Ouagadougou sentenced him in absentia to life in prison for his role in the assassination of Sankara and his companions, following a long-awaited trial.

The 27-year-old artist won the Best Melodic Rap Performance alongside Future and Drake.

Osob Elmi
BBC News

The authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have described an assault on its forces, which has left two soldiers injured, as a “terrorist attack”.

In the early hours of Monday, the Hamdi Hotel in the city of Las Anod came under attack from a militia group, and shots were exchanged between the militia and government military, according to local reports.

An eyewitness tells the BBC there has been a "hail of bullets" for "six hours non-stop".

"My family fled this morning, six children and my wife, and they’re somewhere 80km [50 miles] away," adds the resident whose identity we are protecting.

It is the latest wave of violence, following a spike at the end of last year that left at least 10 people dead and dozens injured.

Monday's reports of gunfire come as traditional leaders and ministers of Somaliland meet in Las Anod. They are hoping to resolve ongoing tensions between the government and the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn communities.

Somaliland officials have not responded to the BBC's requests for comment.

Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

Image source, AFP

Human Rights Watch has warned of a dangerous escalation of tension between ethnic Tutsi and Hutu communities in eastern DR Congo, as a result of fighting involving a militia that Rwanda is accused of backing.

It says the M23 armed group has carried out summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians.

The rights group says the militia is leaving behind a growing trail of war crimes. It wants any military support to Rwanda to be suspended.

The Kigali government has denied backing the M23 group.

Human Rights Watch also says the Congolese army has been working with various armed groups, including Hutu militias, with a record of committing abuses.

Image source, AFP

A media tycoon in Cameroon has been arrested in connection with the killing of the prominent radio journalist, Martinez Zogo.

The businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, the owner of L'Anecdote media group, was arrested just before dawn.

Zogo was abducted three weeks ago outside a police station in Yaoundé. His body was found heavily mutilated five days later.

The authorities announced last week that they had made several arrests in connection with the killing.

Three years ago another Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi, disappeared then died in state detention and an investigation into his death was not made public.

Cameroon ranks 118th out of 180 countries on the Press Freedom Index , externalcompiled by Reporters Without Borders.

"Although Cameroon has one of the richest media landscapes in Africa, it is one of the continent’s most dangerous countries for journalists, who operate in a hostile and precarious environment," says the watchdog.

More from Cameroon:

• Out-of-work doctors forced to find odd jobs
• 'I go to a secret school'
• Why separatists in Cameroon and Nigeria have united

• A quick guide to the country

Nichola Mandil
BBC News, Juba

Image source, Reuters

South Sudan's leaders have been urged to act on Pope Francis' plea for peace in the war-torn country.

The Pope made a "peace pilgrimage" to the country over the weekend with the heads of the churches in England and Scotland.

In his sermon on Sunday during a mass in the capital, Juba, the Pope urged the country to reject the "venom of hatred".

Many South Sudanese are hoping their leaders will heed the advice.

"I expect our leaders to change their hearts and implement the message of peace brought by Pope Francis so that the people of South Sudan can have a lasting peace," Imma Lasu told the BBC after the mass.

Rose Adao, a member of the Pentecostal Church, said she wants the leaders of South Sudan to repent and carry out the message of peace brought by Pope Francis.

Elisabeth Mayak Thomas, 20, was among the volunteers in preparations to host the Pope. She said she expected the leaders to "implement the peace agreement and reconcile our people".

Professional golfers got a surprise when giraffes wandered on to the fairway on Sunday.

Competitors in the 2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open carried on playing under the creatures' watchful eyes.

The tournament was held in an animal sanctuary, in the coastal district of Kikambala.

It was won by Aditi Ashok of India.