Somalia’s vital Aamin Ambulance service ‘faces closure’
Craig TaylorSomalia’s bomb-hit capital relies on a free first-aid team but it is having to scale down operations. BBC News – Africa
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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya wins seventh term
Sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader is re-elected in polls marred by low turnout and separatist violence. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria’s Kaduna state: 55 dead after row at market
A row at a market devolved into deadly violence between Hausa Muslims and Adara Christians. BBC News – Africa
Migrant crisis: Libya opposes EU plan for centres, says minister
Assessment centres outside the EU are not acceptable, the foreign minister tells Austrian media. BBC News – Africa
Abiy Ahmed: Protesting Ethiopian soldiers wanted to kill me
Abiy Ahmed says he ordered soldiers protesting about pay to do press-ups to defuse the tension. BBC News – Africa
Ethiopia’s Abiy gives half of ministerial posts to women
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says women are “less corrupt than men”, as he explains his appointments. BBC News – Africa