1. Tory deputy chairs resign to rebel over Rwanda billpublished at 01:07 Greenwich Mean Time 17 January

    Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith step down to defy the government in a Commons vote.

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  2. Namibia stun Tunisia for first ever Afcon winpublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Deon Hotto's 88th-minute header gives Namibia a shock first ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations in a 1-0 victory over Tunisia.

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  3. Mali beat South Africa after Tau misses penaltypublished at 22:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Mali begin their Africa Cup of Nations 2023 campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa as Percy Tau misses a first-half penalty for Bafana Bafana.

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  4. Rwanda rebellion is an assault on Sunak's authoritypublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    A Commons vote saw three resignations, as 60 Tory MPs defied the prime minister.

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  5. About 225 starve to death in Tigray towns - officialspublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    There are fears that a famine is looming in the drought-hit and war-scarred Ethiopian region.

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  6. Scroll down for Tuesday's storiespublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    That's all for now from the BBC Africa Live team.There'll be an automated service until our team is back. In the meantime, you can find the latest updates on the BBC News website, or listen to our Africa Today podcast.

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    We leave you with a kitesurfer losing control of his board at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa:

    A kitesurfer loses control of his board, on a sunny day at Bloubergstrand beach in Cape Town, South Africa, January 15, 2024Image source, Reuters
  7. Why's Niger's PM is visiting Russiapublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Analysis

    Will Ross
    Africa editor, BBC World Service

    A supporter of the military painted the flags of Niger and Russia on his body during a rally in Niamey, Niger, 06 August 2023Image source, EPA
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    Niger has strengthened ties with Russia since the military seized power last year

    There's a pattern to the way diplomatic relations have changed in several West African countries that have been hit by coups.

    The military leaders fall out with France and other Western allies, then come under pressure from the regional body Ecowas and turn to Russia for help.

    So it's no surprise that Niger's Prime Minister Ali Ali Lamine Zeine has been welcomed in snow-covered Moscow where talks with Russian officials are expected to focus on defence, agriculture and energy.

    For decades French companies have been extracting uranium from Niger - but that could all change.

    Discussions may also focus on the hiring of Russian mercenaries to help fight Islamist militants as has happened in Mali.

  8. Turkey fines Somali leader's son after courier deathpublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Critics question whether the $900 fine following a fatal traffic incident meant justice had been done.

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  9. Ethiopian migrants detained in Mozambiquepublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Jose Tembe
    BBC News, Maputo

    Mozambique has detained 82 Ethiopian migrants after they entered the country illegally, officials have said.

    The migrants, who were detained in the central city of Chimoio in Manica province, planned to travel to neighbouring South Africa, a spokesperson for the provincial directorate of migration, Abílio Mathe, said.

    Parts of Ethiopia have been hit by a devastating drought and conflict, creating a humanitarian crisis.

    Officials in the northern Tigray region said that 225 people have died of starvation since last July.

  10. Suicide blast near Mogadishu mayor's officepublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    A suicide bomber has killed at least three people and injured two others near the mayor's offices in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police and witnesses have said.

    The bomber detonated an explosive device in front of a restaurant, police said.

    Witnesses said the bomber was running away from police before the blast, AFP news agency reports.

    No group has said it carried out the attack, but the armed Islamist group al-Shabab has waged an insurgency in Somalia for almost two decades.

  11. Jenrick warns of 'last opportunity' for Rwanda billpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    The former immigration minister is leading efforts aimed at toughening up the legislation.

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  12. Late Traore penalty helps Burkina Faso beat Mauritaniapublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Bertrand Traore scores a 96th-minute penalty to see Burkina Faso narrowly beat Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Group D.

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  13. Sudan rejects mediation efforts by regional blocpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Will Ross
    Africa editor, BBC World Service

    Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo pictured in August 2022Image source, Getty Images
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    Forces loyal to RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have seized much territory in Sudan

    Sudan's government says it has suspended any involvement in peace talks mediated by the East African regional body, Igad.

    It had been trying to get the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate an end to the nine-month civil war.

    The foreign ministry said it had suspended dealings with Igad after the regional group added Sudan to the agenda of a meeting and invited the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to attend.

    He has just visited several African countries in a bid to drum up political support.

    Since the war broke out in April around 7.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes.

  14. Zambia ministers take cholera vaccinepublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Kennedy Gondwe BBC News, Lusaka

    Sylvia Masebo
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    Health minister Sylvia Masebo took the vaccine in a bid to encourage the public to take it

    Four Zambian government ministers have taken the cholera vaccine, as efforts to curb the spread of the disease intensify.

    Led by Health Minister Sylvia Masebo, the four took the oral vaccine in George township in the capital, Lusaka, after the World Health Organization (WHO) donated 1.7 million doses.

    The disease has claimed the lives of close to 400 people since October.

    “The cases are reducing steadily which is a good sign. Stop treating people in your homes but rush them to the hospital,” Ms Masebo said at the launch of the vaccination campaign.The priority was to give the vaccine to people in cholera hot-spots in Lusaka, which as an estimated population of three million, she added.

    A total of 23 deaths were recorded in Lusaka in the last 24 hours with the majority being children under five years and old people, Ms Masebo said.

  15. At least eight die after boat capsizes in Nigeriapublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Mansur Abubakar
    BBC News, Abuja

    At least eight people have died and dozens are still missing after a boat capsized in a river in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, the emergency services have said.

    The victims are residents of Dugga village, who were travelling on Monday to neighbouring Kebbi state on business to sell grain and sugar cane.

    According to the Niger state Emergency management agency (Sema), the accident left eight people dead and dozens are still missing.

    Sema spokesperson Ibrahim Hussaini told the BBC that five women and three men had died.

    Ten people were rescued, and search and rescue operations were continuing, he added.

    More than 1,200 people have lost their lives in boat accidents across Nigeria between 2018 to 2023, according to the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR).

    Overcrowding, the unavailability of life jackets and poor maintenance have been blamed for the accidents.

    Map of Nigeria showing Niger and Kebbi states
  16. Kenya relocates black rhinos in conservation successpublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Kenya Wildlife Service officers prepare a rhino for translocationImage source, Kenya Wildlife Service/X
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    Kenya's black rhino population has grown from just over 200 in 1994 to just over 1,000

    Kenya's wildlife agency is relocating 21 rare and endangered black rhinos from their sanctuaries after a rapid increase in their population caused overcrowding.

    "Three rhinos will be translocated from Nairobi National Park with others coming from Ol Pejeta and Lewa conservancies," the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Tuesday.

    The rhinos, mostly of the eastern black rhino subspecies, are being transferred to a newly-established sanctuary at the Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya.

    "It will be the first time Loisaba has seen rhinos since poachers killed the last of the species there 50 years ago," the conservancy said last week.

    The relocation will be from the Nairobi National Park, Ol Pejeta and Lewa conservancies.

    The exercise is seen as a success in Kenya's efforts to conserve black rhinos, which were on the brink of extinction just three decades ago.

    Kenya's black rhino population has grown from just over 200 in 1994 to just over 1,000, Tourism Minister Alfred Mutua told BBC's Newsday programme.

    "This is very good news and it's because of our conservation efforts," he said.

    "We've reversed the heavy poaching that used to be there, we've reversed the abuse of the areas where the animals were living so that we could properly conserve them," Mr Mutua added.

  17. Kenya cult leader faces terror charges over deathspublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Paul Mackenzie is accused of being behind the deaths, some from starvation, of more than 400 people.

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  18. Sprint star Tebogo seeks African athletics changepublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Botswana's great 2024 Olympic Games hope, sprinter Letsile Tebogo, wants to inspire change in African athletics.

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  19. DR Congo soldier killed in border shoot-out - Rwandapublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Will Ross
    Africa editor, BBC World Service

    The body of a Democratic Republic of Congo soldier killed during an exchange of fire with Rwandan soldiers is repatriated to Goma on June 17, 2022.Image source, Getty Images
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    Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have long been strained

    Rwanda's ministry of defence says three soldiers from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo crossed the border overnight.

    It says one was shot dead after firing at a military patrol and two were arrested.

    A statement said the Congolese soldiers had an assault rifle and sachets of cannabis.

    A DR Congo security source confirmed to AFP news agency that there had been an incident but said it wasn't clear if they were Congolese soldiers or members of a militia.

    Relations between the two nations are extremely strained as both accuse each other of backing rebel groups which threaten their nation's stability.

    The Kinshasa government accuses Rwanda of backing the M23 Tutsi-led rebel group and stealing minerals from eastern DR Congo.

    Rwanda has long accused its neighbour of backing Hutu rebels.

  20. Kenya enhances security measures after murderspublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    Kenya's private security regulator has ordered providers of accommodation and hospitality services to hold identification documents of all guests until they check out.

    The new rules have been prompted by "the alarming increase in reported criminal activity, including cases of murder, within residential apartments, particularly those affiliated with online accommodation, lodging, and hospitality platforms", Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) CEO Fazul Mahamed said on Monday.

    The brutal murders of two young women in short-term accommodation rentals within the last two weeks have shocked and angered many Kenyans, with some calling for stricter regulation.

    Security guards have also been mandated to document guests' identification details and their check-in and check-out times.

    They are also required to record logs of vehicles that access their premises and ensure security cameras are operational at all times.

    Mr Mahamed said the new measures are meant to protect "the safety of residents and guests".