The couple have been named locally as David and Celia Barlow, from near Newbury in Berkshire.

That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team - we'll be back on Thursday.

Until then you can find the latest updates at BBCAfrica.com and listen to the Focus on Africa podcast for stories behind the news.

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And we leave you with this picture of man in South Africa demonstrating about power cuts at a convention centre in Cape Town that is hosting African Energy Week.

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Alfred Lasteck
BBC News, Dar es Salaam

Nine Tanzanians have been evacuated from Israel and have arrived in Dar es Salaam, where they have been received by government officials, family and friends.

Student Luckas Malachy told the BBC he was relieved to be home after “days of fear”.

The country’s ambassador to Israel says there are still around 350 Tanzanians in Israel awaiting government plans to evacuate them. Many are agricultural students.

The embassy added that the search for two students who are reportedly missing in the aftermath of the recent Hamas attack on Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip remains fruitless.

Nomsa Maseko
BBC News, Johannesburg

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An internal investigation has found that a fire that gutted South Africa’s parliament in January 2022 could have been prevented.

The findings show that five people have been implicated in a series of systems and security failures, which preceded the blaze that took three days to extinguish.

"The fire could've been prevented had reasonable care been taken to ensure that those drivers of vulnerability did not materialise," said parliament secretary Xolile George, who revealed a host of other shocking revelations.

He said no parliamentary protection officers were on duty on the night of the fire because it was a public holiday.

The probe also found that no-one was monitoring security cameras and that the sprinkler systems, smoke detectors and a number of CCTV cameras were not working at the time, Mr George said.

It was also revealed that the fire-gutted building had not been insured.

The Democratic Alliance, the country's main opposition party, said the findings demonstrated that criminal negligence had led to the "destruction of South Africa’s symbol of democracy".

It is expected that reconstruction of the 138 year-old National Assembly chamber will be completed in 2025 and is estimated to cost more than $100m (£82m).

A man alleged to have started the fire was charged with arson and terrorism, but has been declared unfit to stand trial because of mental illness.

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The hospital blast in Gaza which has killed hundreds of people, including many children, has prompted anger in several African countries.

In Tunisia, pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the French embassy in the capital, Tunis, condemning Western countries for their support of Israel, which they blamed for the attack.

Israel's military said the hospital was hit by a failed Palestinian rocket launch. But Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat accused Israel of a “war crime”, posting on social media, external: “There are no words to fully express our condemnation of Israel's bombing of a Gaza hospital today [Tuesday], killing hundreds of people."

South Africa’s foreign ministry made a similar statement.

“Just as the attack by Hamas on civilians in Israel was abhorrent, there are no words to fully express South Africa’s condemnation of Israel’s bombing of the Ahli Arab Baptist hospital on 17 October, killing well over 500 people and injuring over 1,000," it said.

"The targeting of a hospital considered a safe haven under International Humanitarian Law is a war crime.”

The Israeli military said it had proof its forces were not behind the blast and that it was instead caused by rockets misfired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Health officials in Gaza have said almost 500 people were killed in the explosion, but no official death toll has been release.

Find out more:

• What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al Ahli hospital blast

Daniel Dadzie
BBC Focus on Africa podcast

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The director of a Nigerian hit on Netflix, Editi Effiong, has told the BBC he has been blown away by the response to his film.

The Black Book has been top of the streaming platform’s charts around the world - recently ranking among the three most-watched films in countries as diverse as South Korea, Brazil and the US. And for nearly a week, it was the most-watched movie worldwide, marking a historic achievement for a Nigerian film.

Effiong said his action thriller had not only captivated audiences but also reshaped the perception of Nollywood, as Nigeria’s film industry is known.

Starring legendary actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, the film delivers a powerful message about police brutality and government corruption, issues which sparked Nigeria’s #EndSars protests of 2020.

The director said before The Black Book, a “Hollywood face” was needed to make a film for an international audience.

“Now they're asking me if Richard Mofe-Damijo is willing to be attached,” he told the BBC Focus on Africa podcast.

Effiong says his film was produced with a budget of $1m (£824,000), all sourced in Nigeria.

This 100% Nigerian financing showcases the power of belief and self-reliance, he said.

“We don't have to wait for someone to bring us money. We don't have to wait for handouts. We can do this.”

Danai Nesta Kupemba
BBC News

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Zimbabweans on social media are questioning why a man accused of running a visa scam has been released on bail.

Tatenda MacDonald Mfende appeared in court on Monday to face charges of fraud. He is accused of conning 53 nurses into paying $850 (£700) each in order to get a visa to the UK - but never delivered.

He had been on the run since May and was arrested over the weekend at a lavish family party.

He was released on bail - paying $300 - and is due to appear in court on 20 November for the start of his trial. He has not commented on the allegations.

“Bail for someone evading the police and an arrest warrant?” one person on X, external, formerly known as Twitter, said - expressing a general feeling of outrage.

Others were happy he had been caught at last, with one person posting on X: “Defrauding desperate people trying to get out of an oppressive economic situation is the pits, external.”

The scam began when Mr Mfende approached an education and employment agent with the promise that he could secure what is called a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) document for nursing students.

A CoS is a pre-requisite for foreign workers who want to apply for a visa to the UK.

Mr Mfende told the agent each CoS would cost $850 per person. Shortly after Mr Mfende received the payments he disappeared.

The money - totalling $46,000 - has still not been recovered.

Police are still searching for his alleged accomplice, Daphne Edwards.

More on this topic:

• Zimbabwe clinics struggle for nurses after exodus to the UK

Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.

Nicolas Négoce
BBC News

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Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé has taken charge of the sports ministry as the country prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

His appointment comes amid concerns about the West African nation’s readiness for the continent’s premier football tournament.

The previous sports minister was sacked last week amid criticism over the poor quality of the main stadium in Ivory Coast.

The country has six venues which will host matches in January.

Mr Mambé oversaw the organisation of the Francophone Games in 2017.

More on this topic:

• Africa Cup of Nations: Which Premier League players could be going?

Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.

Springbok legend Joel Stransky discusses South Africa's 'brutal' Rugby World Cup quarter-final win over France and backs the holders to see off England in the semis.

The alleged crime came to light when the complainant, now aged 21, confided in her English teacher.

Police say the UK and South Africa citizens and a local guide died in a "cowardly terror attack".

Ish Mafundikwa
Harare

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Zimbabwe's ruling party has dismissed a letter purportedly written by a Tafadzwa Manyika, who claims to be Zanu-PF's interim secretary-general, asking for the recall of 70 of its legislators from parliament because they have ceased to be members of the party.

Farai Marapira, Zanu-PF's acting director of information, told the BBC that Mr Manyika was not known in the party.

"We have a constitution, our structures are known [unlike the CCC]; we have an elected secretary-general, and we don't do interim officials," he said.

The letter mirrors an earlier one that saw 15 members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party ejected from parliament last week and their seats declared vacant.

Sengezo Tshabangu, who had claimed to be CCC interim secretary-general, wrote that letter saying that the 15 legislators were no longer CCC members.

The CCC dismissed him as an impostor acting on behalf of the ruling party with the intention of reducing the number of opposition MPs so Zanu-PF could enjoy a two-thirds majority in parliament.Parliamentary Speaker Jacob Mudenda, a senior Zanu-PF member, went ahead with the recalls despite a letter from CCC leader Nelson Chamisa advising him that all the recalled MPs were still members of the party.

Zimbabwe's constitution provides for the recall of an MP if they cease to belong to the party under which they were elected to parliament.

However, it does not say who is authorised to do so. The recalls trigger by-elections.

Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service newsroom

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The Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, says he has resumed a hunger strike.

He was jailed several months ago on various charges including criminal association with a terrorist enterprise and undermining state security.

He says the charges were instigated by President Macky Sall and aimed at preventing him from running in presidential elections next year.

In July, after years of uncertainty over his political future, Mr Sall said he would not be seeking a third term in office in 2024.

Sonko said his renewed action was a demonstration of solidarity with other activists who had been unjustly arrested for expressing their political opinions.

Since 2021 there have been many protests in Senegal in support of Sonko, which have left dozens dead.

More on this topic:

• Ousmane Sonko: Senegalese youth hero or rabble-rouser?

Anthony Irungu
BBC News, Nairobi

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A man in Kenya accused of practising law without qualifications has pleaded not guilty in court.

Named Brian Mwenda Njagi on the charge sheet, he was arraigned in court in the capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday morning following his arrest on Tuesday.

He faces charges of forging official documents to practise as a lawyer and identity theft.

Dubbed the "fake lawyer" by local media, he is reported to have won dozens of lawsuits despite not being trained.

But the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) disputes this. "To our knowledge, Mr Mwendwa has been appearing in court for at least eight or nine months, and it's impossible to complete that number of cases unless they are in small claims courts that are concluded within 60 days," LSK chairman Eric Theuri told the BBC.

"Our investigations show that he has a fake law degree from Strathmore University and a bar admission letter that has a fake signature of the late chief justice Evans Gicheru, who served from 2003 to 2011.”

However, he has been praised by Kenya's Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) as a "brilliant young mind" who has succeeded "without traditional qualifications".

He has also been backed by Mike Sonko, the controversial former governor of Nairobi.

Mr Mwenda, who has been on police bail since his arrest, has insisted he is innocent and says he will be vying for a parliamentary seat in the 2027 elections.

At the end of the day’s proceedings, he was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing on Thursday.

Update 14:10 GMT: At the end of the day’s court proceedings, Brian Mwenda was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing on Thursday.

Waihiga Mwaura
BBC Focus on Africa TV

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Kenya has initiated the evacuation of its citizens from Israel following the outbreak of war 10 days ago.

The first batch of 11 evacuees is expected to arrive later on Wednesday, according to Roseline Njogu, a senior official in charge of diaspora affairs at Kenya's foreign ministry.

Currently, there are more than 500 nationals registered with the Kenyan embassy in Israel, with a significant number of them living in areas that remain safe and unaffected by the ongoing hostilities.

They started on 7 October with an unprecedent assault on Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip by Palestinian Hamas militants. Israel has retaliated with strikes on Gaza and a ground offensive is expected.

At the onset of the conflict, some Kenyan nationals left independently.

Kenyans in Israel primarily consist of students, individuals on religious pilgrimages, or those undertaking short scientific research programmes, the country's EastAfrican newspaper has reported.

More on this topic:

• Israel Gaza war: Latest news from BBC News

A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the killing of two tourists - who he said were on their honeymoon - and a guide by suspected Islamist militants.

The trio were killed, and their vehicle burned, in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“It was a cowardly act on the part of the terrorists attacking innocent civilians and tragic for the couple who were newlyweds and visiting Uganda on their honeymoon," Mr Museveni said on X, external, formerly known as Twitter.

The tourists were from the UK and South Africa, while their guide was Ugandan.

Mr Museveni blamed the killings on members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), calling them “a small group of terrorists running away from our operations in Congo”.

On Sunday, he had said Ugandan forces had carried out deadly air strikes against four ADF positions in DR Congo, but said some militants were trying to re-enter Uganda.

The president said the latest attack happened because of “a few gaps in the handling of these remnants”.

“[The Uganda Wildlife Authority] was guarding tourists once they were in the park. However, apparently, the tourists were arriving and departing individually. It is this gap that [the militants] used," he said.

He offered his condolences to the families of the victims, saying the country’s high commission in the UK would support to the families of the murdered couple.

Mr Museveni said the Ugandan security authorities would “ensure these mistakes do not happen again and that the ADF is wiped out”.

Read more:

• British tourist among three dead in Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park attack

Nkechi Ogbonna
BBC News, Lagos

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The Nigerian government has said it will begin the distribution of $1.5bn (£1.2bn) cash to 15 million vulnerable households.

The cash handout is aimed at alleviating the soaring food, fuel and commodity prices.

Each eligible household will get $32 in cash for a three-month period beginning this month, Finance Minister says.

But he did not give an exact start date during his press conference in the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday.

The government believes the vulnerable households represent 62 million Nigerians - in a country with a population of more than 200 million.

It had first announced the scheme in July - intending to give $10 each to 12 million households.

But this prompted an public outcry, with many saying it was not enough.

In response, President Bola Tinubu announced a new scheme during independence day events earlier this month.

However, questions have been raised about who qualifies for the handouts and how households will be chosen.

Many Nigerians are experiencing economic hardships owing to the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government in May, when Mr Tinubu took office.

According to Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics, about 63% of Nigerians are considered "multidimensionally poor" - meaning they suffer from many deprivations.