The US has withdrawn troops from Niger and Chad in the past week, as the regional influence of Russia grows.

US General Michael Langley, says that Islamist extremism, transnational crime and climate change continue to be destabilising factors in Africa.

Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed becomes the first woman to lead any of Kenya's military services.

Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.

South Africa is marking 30 years of democracy this year, reflecting on the remarkable transition from apartheid that captivated the world. While some South Africans are celebrating, others are questioning whether the promises of democracy have delivered. The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko embarks on a personal journey, starting from the polling station she accompanied her mother to in April 1994, to meet the people who fought for South Africa’s freedom, built its democratic institutions, and are seeking to improve their own lives today. She asks all of them: what does 30 years of democracy mean to you?

Joshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.

The government argues the act, passed last week, does not breach the law or the civil service code.

The batteries can provide power for appliances used for cooking, fridges and charging mobile phones.

The Irish government can not "cherry-pick" its promises about the border with Northern Ireland, the PM warns.

Some of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war.

Rubaya is DR Congo's main coltan producer, used to make batteries for electric vehicles and phones.

Helicopters are deployed to evacuate tourists and staff trapped in the famous game reserve.

The asylum seeker went to the east Africa country under a scheme separate to the forced returns scheme.

Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.

Nigeria raises salaries for government workers to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis.

Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.

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A UN-sponsored court in the Central African Republic says it has issued an arrest warrant for the former president, Francois Bozizé, in connection with alleged crimes against humanity.

The court said the warrant was for atrocities committed by military personnel under Mr Bozizé's command between 2009 and 2013.

He was overthrown more than a decade ago and lives in exile in Guinea-Bissau, but is the head of the main rebel group fighting in the Central African Republic.

Last year, Mr Bozizé was sentenced in absentia to forced labour for life for conspiracy and rebellion.

Rafieka Williams
BBC News, Johannesburg

South African state broadcaster SABC has denied being "targeted" by the presidency.

According to local reports, a leaked audio recording appeared to feature President Cyril Ramaphosa saying any negative media coverage of the ruling ANC party should be challenged.

After the clip surfaced, news brand City Press said SABC head of news Moshoeshoe Monare had complained about being contacted by the State Security Agency (SSA).

Mr Monare reportedly told SABC "insiders" that the SSA demanded he be vetted for a second time, a process which would involve the news executive taking a lie detector test.

Mr Monare said he refused to engage with the SSA's recent request as a matter of editorial independence, City Press reported.

In a statement released on Monday, the president's office said it must "provide the facts on the matter" "due to the grave nature of the claims that have been made and calls directed to the Presidency".

Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said no one from the SSA had "recently" phoned Mr Monare to ask him to participate in a lie detector test.

Mr Magwenya said Mr Monare had indeed been invited for vetting in 2022 and that this is standard procedure for all SABC executives who are new in their role.

Mr Monare did not completed the vetting process as he did not want to take the required lie detector test, Mr Magwenya said.

In a statement released a day later, SABC broadly echoed the presidency's statement.

"The SABC has no evidence to suggest that it is being targeted by the Presidency, nor any of its Group Executives as reported by the media," the press release said.

Mr Monare was a chairperson at the South African National Editors Forum and worked at privately owned Arena Holdings before taking the top job at SABC News.

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwanda to "halt its support" for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

In a joint press conference with DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, who is on a visit to Paris, Mr Macron said: "Rwanda must halt its support for M23 and withdraw its forces from Congolese territory."

The M23 first began operating in 2012 ostensibly to protect the Tutsi population in eastern DR Congo, which had long complained of persecution and discrimination.

The UN, EU and US have said that Rwanda, which is also led by Tutsis, is backing the M23. The government in Kigali has repeatedly denied this.

Last March, when asked to condemn Rwanda's reported support for the rebels, Mr Macron said he had been "very clear about the condemnation of the M23 and those who support it".