Egypt Coptic Christians: IS claims attack
Craig TaylorThe IS statement comes as some of the 29 people killed in the attack are laid to rest. BBC News – Africa
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Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bomb attack
At least 14 policemen have been killed in roadside bomb attacks in the past two days. BBC News – Africa
Migrant crisis: Mediterranean rescue as 34 drown
Rescuers tell of a frantic mission to save about 200 people who fell from a packed boat off Libya. BBC News – Africa
Gambian ex-President Yahya Jammeh ‘stole $50m’ from state
Yahya Jammeh, who left the country in January, has had his remaining assets frozen by a court. BBC News – Africa
Chibok girls: 82 reunited with families in Nigeria
The girls, kidnapped in 2014, were released two weeks ago and have finally met their parents. BBC News – Africa
Libya death toll ‘rises to 140’ at Brak El-Shati airbase
Most of those reportedly killed are linked to a faction allied to self-styled general Khalifa Haftar. BBC News – Africa