Watch highlights as Namibia book their first appearance in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a goalless draw against Group E winners Mali.
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Read MoreA medical check-up revealed that Hage Geingob, 82, had "cancerous cells", his office said last week.
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And we leave you with this photo of Nigerian dancers performing for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his four-country tour through Africa.
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Jose Tembe
BBC News, Maputo
Authorities in a Mozambican region have expressed concern over increasing cases of domestic violence against men.
In the city of Inhambane, 318 men reported being abused by their female partners in 2023 - a sharp increase on the previous year when 200 cases were reported.
Almost 65% of cases regarded physical abuse.
Anastácio Bié, the spokesperson for Inhambane's Provincial Directorate of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, said men have suffered physical and psychological violence for years, but are only now gaining the courage to report it, hence the number of cases rising.
However, nationwide there are still far more cases of domestic violence against women, than men.
In 2022, the United Nations said one in five women in Mozambique are likely to become victims of domestic abuse.
Mansur Abubakar
BBC News, Abuja
Image source, Sani MaikatangaHisbah officers enforce Islamic law in Nigeria's Kano state
The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano have launched a manhunt for six popular TikTokers, with the force saying they post “indecent and un-Islamic” content on the social media app.
The head of the Kano State Hisbah Corps told the BBC that the TikTok users, who have millions of followers between them, had failed to comply with previous orders to tone down their content.
The social media stars are under fire over behaviour deemed indecent by some Muslims.
For example, one sells aphrodisiacs (substances that increase sexual libido), another dances in a way some have labelled provocative and one male creator is deemed to talk and act in an effeminate way.
Aminu Daurawa said he had a meeting with the creators last September and that they had agreed to abide by Islamic guidelines in their videos.
Mr Daurawa said was upset by what he deemed to be indecent language used in the videos.
Kano has a majority Muslim population and an Islamic legal system operates alongside secular law in the state.
“If we get them we won’t be charging them in court just yet, but will make them sign agreements to uphold Islamic values.”
He explained that if the popular content creators had to be called in for a third time, the Hisbah would take them to court.
For now the force is trying to track down them down.
“We don’t know where they are at the moment and we are looking for information on where to find them,” Mr Daurawa said.
Kano is one of 12 states in northern Nigeria that practises Islamic law. The legal system applies only to Muslims living in those states.
Makuochi Okafor
BBC News
Image source, AFPA limited pilot programme for the vaccine was launched last year in Kenya
Liberia has received 112,000 doses of the world's first malaria vaccine, named RTS,S.
The announcement comes two days after Cameroon began offering RTS,S, making it the first country to launch a routine vaccine programme against malaria.
Liberia plans to launch its own mass vaccination effort in April.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), children under the age of five in Liberia have a significant chance of catching malaria, with about 10% affected.
The RTS,S vaccine, approved by WHO and developed by British drugmaker GSK, is specifically designed for infants.
Liberia’s Expanded Programme on Immunization director Adolpus Clarke said the new vaccine was a “game changer” in the nation's fight against malaria.
Trial results have proved RTS,S to be safe and effective in combating malaria.
According to global vaccine alliance Gavi, 20 other countries will be introducing the programme this year.
Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) hosts Ivory Coast have sacked their coach midway through the tournament, the country's football federation (FIF) has announced.
"The contracts of coach Jean-Louis Gasset and his assistant Ghislain Printant are terminated due to insufficient results," a statement from FIF said.
The team were thrashed 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea in their last Group A game on Monday.
He's not the first coach to leave their team partway through Afcon - Ghana's coach Chris Hughton was sacked on Tuesday, while Tanzania's Adel Amrouche has been suspended.
Gambia's coach Tom Saintfiet resigned after his team suffered a group-stage exit.
More details here: Ivory Coast sack Jean-Louis Gasset as coach
Will Ross & Wedaeli Chibelushi
BBC News, London
Image source, Sputnik/AFPRussian state media distributed images of President Vladimir Putin with Chad's Transitional President, Brice Mahamat Idriss Deby
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is pleased Chad's President, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has "stabilised" the West African country after Déby took power in a coup three years ago.
The two presidents met in Moscow on Wednesday as Russia tries to boost its influence in Africa.
Mr Déby seized power after his father was killed by rebels in 2021.
The junta initially promised an 18-month transition to elections, but then delayed them until October this year.
Last December, the group held a controversial referendum on a new constitution that critics say could help cement Mr Déby's power.
About 86% of Chadians who took part voted in favour of the new constitution, according to the government commission that organised the poll.
On Wednesday, Mr Putin told Mr Déby: "We are glad that it was possible to hold a referendum on the constitution.
"I am confident that the elections will be held at a high level in the near future. We are glad that you have managed to stabilise the situation in the country."
Russia has been building close ties with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - all of which are now under military control and have cut ties with former colonial power France.
Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service
Niger's military government says several dozen jihadist fighters have been killed and several soldiers injured during fighting in the southern Diffa region, near Lake Chad, the AFP news agency reports.
According to a government statement cited by AFP, the militant Islamist group Boko Haram attacked soldiers positioned at an airport close to the border with Nigeria.
It said the air force helped target the fighters as they boarded wooden canoes to cross the lake.
It has not been possible to independently verify what happened. The Diffa region hosts thousands of refugees from Nigeria who have fled jihadist attacks there.
A curfew is imposed after a row over cattle leaves eight dead during ethnic and religious clashes.
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Earlier, we reported that Tanzania's main opposition party was about to begin a protest in the main city of Dar es Salaam.
The demonstration - the first mass protest permitted since President Samia Suluhu Hassan took power in 2021 - has begun.
Attendees are riding through the streets on motorcycles, while others are walking, waving flags bearing the colour of the opposition Chadema party.
Police officers are on the scene, walking alongside the protesters.
Samba Cyuzuzo
BBC Great Lakes
The M23 rebel group has appointed its own administration in areas under its control in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking concern that it plans to form a separate state.
In a statement, external, M23 political leader Bertrand Bisimwa said the group had appointed an administration in North Kivu's Rutshuru territory.
He added that leaders for the towns of Kiwanja, Rubare and Bunagana towns, also in North Kivu, had been appointed as well.
The rebels control a big chunk of Rutshuru and Masisi, two of the five territories that constitute North Kivu province, and are about 35km (22 miles) west of the provincial capital, Goma.
In recent days, the Congolese military has launched extensive drones attacks in areas controlled M23.
On Wednesday the group's spokesperson said its fighters shot down one of three drones used by the army.
The BBC has not independently verified this claim, nor has the army commented on it.
Congolese social media users have been reacting to the M23 appointing its own administration in North Kivu.
Some see it as the start of a move to form a separate state in eastern Congo, while M23 sympathisers say it is the group's right to govern the areas it controls.
Image source, Getty ImagesUganda expects to start pumping crude commercially in 2025
Uganda's government is negotiating with an investment company led by a member of Dubai's royal family to develop a $4bn (£3.1bn) oil refinery.
The United Arab Emirate's Alpha MBM Investments LLC was chosen by Uganda from five companies that submitted bids for the project, Energy and Mineral Development Minister Ruth Nankabirwa told the BBC Newsday programme.
The two parties are expected to reach a deal within three months.
"We hope they are not going to spend a lot of time looking for money because they indicated that it'll be possible to get the money and the technology that we need that will be able to help us get our crude oil refined, taking care of the environmental requirements," Ms Nankabirwa said.
The minister told Newsday that regulations will be established to reduce the project's emissions and minimise its environmental harm.
The government has said the refinery will help Uganda process some of its crude oil commercially, as part of what officials say is $20bn worth of investments in the sector.
The country expects to start pumping crude oil commercially in 2025.
"Already, the investments that have been put in place so far have contributed a great deal to the economy of the country - about $8.6bn - and we are expecting to get more than that in this period, between $20bn-$25bn," Ms Nankabirwa told Newsday.
Uganda is in the early stages of developing another oil project - a 1,443km (896-mile) pipeline to transport crude oil for export from Western Uganda to Tanzania's Tanga port.
Listen to BBC Newsday's interview with Uganda's Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa
Ibrahim Mohamed Aden
Somali Service
Image source, AFPThe attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing (file photo)
Heavy fighting is underway in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants attacked military bases in Mudug region.
Eyewitnesses have told the BBC they heard heavy gunfire and explosions at dawn on Wednesday.
The attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing, targeting government special forces.
Galmudug Security Minister Mohamed Abdi Aden told the BBC that troops are still battling the militants in Aad village, where the military bases are located.
The Somali National News Agency (Sonna) reports that the army, with the help of locals, thwarted the attack, "inflicting heavy losses on terrorists".
But al-Shabab said it seized the five military bases and killed dozens of soldiers.
The Somali federal forces have since August 2022 been conducting a major offensive against the al-Qaeda-linked group.
Image source, Getty ImagesResidents are urged to observe hygiene to curb the disease
Health authorities in coastal Kenya are investigating the outbreak of a viral eye infection in the region.
The conjunctivitis cases have mostly been reported in the counties of Mombasa and Kilifi, according to the local media.
Residents have been advised to observe hygiene practices such as handwashing, avoid sharing personal items and refrain from touching their eyes.
Last week, health authorities in Tanzania issued an alert after recording 869 cases of the disease in a month, mostly in the commercial city of Dar es Salaam.
Conjunctivitis, also known as red eye disease, is the inflammation of a membrane that protects the eyes.
The disease is caused by allergies or infections.
It is characterised by symptoms such as reddening, swelling, tearing or itching of the eyes.
Some patients may also produce discharge from the eye.
Image source, ReutersPresident Hage Geingob was detected with cancerous cells last week
Namibia's ruling Swapo party says President Hage Geingob is "in good spirits and is receiving good medical attention" for his cancer treatment.
Last week, the presidency said Mr Geingob would start treatment for cancer after routine medical check-ups and a follow-up biopsy led to the detection of cancerous cells.
It did not give more details on his diagnosis but said he would continue to carry out his duties.
In a statement on Tuesday, Swapo deputy leader Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the president would continue to conduct the business of the party and government "while giving the necessary priority to his medical treatment", state media reported.
Ms Ndaitwah also appealed to Namibians to allow the 82-year-old leader and his family to focus on his recovery without speculation.
Namibia is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections later this year.
Mr Geingob, who has been president of the southern African nation since 2015, is due to finish his second and final term in office.
In 2014, he said he had survived prostate cancer.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe film documents Bobi Wine's musical and political journey
A documentary showcasing the opposition campaign waged by Ugandan singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine against the regime of President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated for an Oscar award.
Bobi Wine: The People's President, external is nominated for the best documentary feature film alongside four other documentaries, including Tunisian documentary Four Daughters.
"It is such a humbling moment to see the Ugandan story make it to the Academy Awards - the most prestigious and significant awards in the world," Bobi Wine said on X.
"Today the fight for democracy in Uganda and around the world lives on. Thank you for this recognition!"
Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, lost to President Museveni in the 2021 presidential elections.
Allegations that the vote was manipulated led to countrywide protests by opposition supporters.
Human rights groups say that security forces killed dozens and arrested thousands of other protestors during the election period.
Bobi Wine himself has been arrested and detained multiple times for criticising Mr Museveni's rule.
On Tuesday, security forces ended a five-day blockade at his home.
Security forces had taken the measure to stop the opposition politician from participating in a planned protest.
President Museveni, who has led Uganda since 1986, is accused by critics of stifling dissent.
He has repeatedly denied the claims and maintained that Uganda is a democratic country.
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Ethiopian national security adviser Redwan Hussien has said that Addis Ababa was "willing to listen to friends” in a bid to de-escalate tensions with Somalia over a controversial port deal with the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
"As part of our commitment, we shall redouble our effort to ensure a better understanding. Will listen to friends for a possible coordination of efforts lowering rhetoric," Mr Redwan posted on X (formerly Twitter).
"Will continue striving to steadily reach at a conclusion with amicable considerations which benefit all," he added.
On Monday, Mr Redwan criticised meddling by “opportunistic external actors” in the row between Somalia and Ethiopia.
The remarks were perceived as aimed at Egypt, which has warned against threats to Somalia's sovereignty.
The row was triggered by Ethiopia signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Somaliland early this month.
The deal gives landlocked Ethiopia access to a seaport for military and commercial purposes.
Read more: Why the Ethiopia-Somaliland deal is making waves in the Horn of Africa
Chris Ewokor
BBC News, Abuja
Image source, EPAMr Blinken also discussed challenges to democracy and security in the region
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has discussed West African security issues with the visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a four-country African tour.
Mr Blinken said Washington was determined to remain a "strong security partner for Nigeria" as the two allies fight Islamist militants in the region.
Nigeria has also witnessed growing violence in the north and the capital, Abuja, where armed gangs have targeted communities and kidnapped residents for ransom.
Countries within the Sahel region have witnessed escalating instability, following military coups in four of the 15-member regional bloc, Ecowas.
During his tour, which does not include any of the countries that have recently undergone coups, Mr Blinken also discussed challenges to democracy in the region.
While in Abidjan, earlier on Tuesday, Mr Blinken praised Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara for his plans to combat extremism in northern areas bordering the Sahel.
The US has been pushing to sustain its influence in Africa in the face of strong competition from Russia and China.