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Kenya's media regulator has threatened to withdraw broadcast licenses of local media houses if they don't "exercise caution" while covering opposition protests.

Police on Monday engaged opposition supporters in running battles in the capital, Nairobi. One university student was reportedly shot dead by police in the western town of Kisumu.

The opposition accuses the government of being "illegitimate" and of failing to tackle the high cost of living.

Local television stations covered the protests live - including airing clashes between police and demonstrators.

Television cameras also followed the convoy of opposition leader Raila Odinga as he drove through Nairobi's residential suburbs to rally his supporters.

In a statement, the Communications Authority of Kenya said at least six TV stations violated the programming code in their coverage.

It said the code does not allow the airing of "violent, sensational or alarming details that are not essential to factual reporting".

It said failure to adhere to regulations will lead to penalties including revocation of broadcast licence and frequencies.

Mr Odinga has said the protests will be held every Monday and Thursday from next week.

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BBC Africa health reporter, Nairobi

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Kenya and Uganda have increased surveillance on their borders with Tanzania after the Marburg virus killed five people in the neighbouring country.

High fever is a common symptom of the deadly Ebola-like virus, often followed by bleeding and organ failure.

Uganda has ordered immediate screening and testing at its southern border. Health teams have also been put on high alert at border crossings in the districts of Kyotera and Isingiro.

Kenya's Health Director General Patrick Amoth has advised members of the public to report any unusual increase in people who have a high fever and recently travelled to Tanzania.

“Such individuals are advised to immediately report to the nearest health facility for assessment and management,” Dr Amoth said in a statement.

The outbreak in Tanzania was reported in the north-western Kagera region. About 161 contacts have been traced and are being monitored. Officials are still tracing other people.

Out of the eight individuals who tested positive for the disease, five have died - four of those being from the same family.

Tanzania's strategy to control the spread was praised by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The WHO says on average the Marburg virus kills half of those infected.

The virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads between humans through the transmission of bodily fluids.

Although there are no vaccines or treatments, those diagnosed are either given water orally or intravenously as doctors treat a patient’s specific symptoms.

Read more:

• What is the Marburg virus and how can it be avoided?

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The World Health Organization says the global spread of cholera, particularly in Africa, has worsened since its last assessment in early February.

Four new countries now report cases of the disease - Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa - making 24 countries in total.

Widespread outbreaks remain active in Malawi and Mozambique, and in the Horn of Africa.

Shortages of the oral cholera vaccine and overstretched health services mean there is limited capacity to respond to the worsening situation.

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South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said her government will have to discuss the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian President Vladimir Putin before considering any action.

Mr Putin is scheduled to travel to South Africa for the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in August.

Last week, the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Mr Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

As a signatory to the Rome Statute, which established the court, South Africa is legally bound to detain Mr Putin and bring him to trial.

Ms Pandor said the South African authorities will first consult with the Russian side regarding the warrant.

"South Africa will have to look at existing provisions of our legislation. We also will have to have a discussion as cabinet, as well as with our colleagues in Russia, and really determine the way forward," Ms Pandor told national broadcaster SABC, external.

South Africa has close diplomatic relations with Moscow in spite of Western condemnations. Last month, its navy held joint exercises with Russian forces off the coast of South Africa. It has also abstained during UN votes condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In 2015, the South African government was criticised for letting then Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir leave the country despite an ICC arrest warrant.

Mr Bashir had gone to South Africa for an African Union summit and the government argued he enjoyed diplomatic immunity.

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Two Somali sex workers describe how they were drawn into the dangerous illegal underground scene.

The legislation makes it an offence to simply identify as gay, and obliges relatives to alert police.

Last year's BAL winners, US Monastir of Tunisia, are dumped out on points differential as five teams finish with identical records in the Sahara Conference.

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And we leave you with this photo of Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco alongside Queen Maxima of The Netherlands who is visiting Rabat.

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The Mozambique authorities say 3,000 km (1,860 miles) of road and more than 30 bridges were damaged in the centre and north of the country as a result of Cyclone Freddy.

“As soon as the rain has reduced, we have several colleagues on the ground collecting all the information about the damage caused so that minimum conditions for accessibility are created," said Calado Honwana from the National Roads Administration (ANE).

Hundreds of people have been killed in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique, and thousands of homes destroyed as a result of the deadly cyclone.

Freddy was one of the longest-lived storms ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, if not the whole world.

Read more about it here.

The US has said that it is vital that Tunisia reaches a deal with the IMF, the AFP news agency reports, amid warnings of a looming economic collapse in the country.

"The most critical thing they can do on the economic side is actually get an IMF agreement," said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

"We would strongly encourage them to do that because the economy risks falling off the deep end," he added.

The IMF has proposed a $2bn (£1.6bn) loan for Tunisia, but also wants to see reforms in the country.

Tunisia has a long history of economic hardship, having never recovered from the years of political turmoil that followed the overthrow of President Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali in 2011.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda's parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it.

The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a long prison sentence.

Individuals belonging to organisations supporting minority rights could also go to jail.

The legislation goes much further than Uganda's existing laws which ban homosexual activity.

To become law it needs to be signed by President Yoweri Museveni, who has expressed anti-LGBT sentiment.

Rights groups and opposition politicians have said the bill promotes homophobia and transphobia.

The health minister is confident the Ebola-like virus will not spread beyond the affected area.

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The Somalia water crisis is "far from over" and tens of thousands more people are projected to die from drought there, Victor Chinyama from Unicef told the BBC’s Newsday radio programme.

A new report from Somalia's government and the UN has found that 43,000 people in Somalia probably died from the drought last year - half of them children.

It is estimated that from January to June of this year a further 25,000 people could die, Mr Chinyama said.

However, there was still time to save lives, he said, recommending that aid agencies "continue to provide safe water to communities that are stressed”.

He said more needs to be done to help Somali families grow their own food, as well as provide stronger healthcare, education and protection for children.

You can read more about the drought in Somalia here.

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The Gambia authorities have said that a ferry which was stranded in the northern coastal region of Barra for 12 hours has been disentangled from a fishing net.

The vessel Kunta Kinteh got stuck on Sunday with passengers and vehicles, sparking public outrage. A patient in an ambulance on the ferry died during the long ordeal, local media reported.

Lamin Jawara, the Gambia Ferry Service Company (GFSC) general manager, said the ferry’s captain had removed the fishing net from the vessel's rudder propellers and attempted to return to the capital, Banjul, but was hindered by a low tide.

“It was an unfortunate and regrettable incident. We apologise to all the passengers and Gambians at large,” Mr Jawara said, adding that the incident was beyond his office’s control.

He said the GFSC was working with its partners, such as the Gambia Maritime Administration and Gambia Navy, to prevent similar incidents.

After taking charge of a fifth African nation, Gernot Rohr sees "great potential" in his new team before Afcon qualifiers.

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Ethiopia’s parliament has voted to remove the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from the country's terror blacklist, four months after the group signed a peace deal to end a brutal war against the government.

The truce signed in November in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, ended a two-year conflict that led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine.

Delisting TPLF as a terrorist organisation was among the highlights of the agreement, which also included a disarmament plan and the restoration of crucial services in the northern Tigray region.

The Oromo Liberation Army, an armed group which announced a military alliance with the TPLF during the conflict, still remains on the terror list.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has previously committed to implementing the peace agreement.

The next two rounds of qualifiers take place over eight days for a place at next year's African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

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A French journalist who had been kidnapped by militants in Mali and since freed, has told the France 2 news channel that he made three attempts to escape.

"I made three escapes, I came back every time for different reasons," Olivier Dubois said.

"The first time because it started to rain, I had thorns under my feet and then I had finished my water," he continued.

He added that the detention conditions were "difficult" and that he had to "sleep on the floor, rain or shine".

On Monday Mr Dubois arrived at an airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, alongside US aid worker, Jeffery Woodke, who had also been kidnapped.

Their release was secured following efforts by authorities in Niger.

You can read more about Mr Dubois' detention and subsequent freedom here.