DR Congo election: ‘We cannot afford $1.8bn cost’, says minister
Craig TaylorAfter several delays, an election was planned before the end of 2017, but finances put that in doubt. BBC News – Africa
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Why are armyworms attacking Africa’s crops?
A new hungry caterpillar is threatening African crops already badly hit by record droughts. BBC News – Africa
Tanzanian guide defends ‘translation joke’ of tourist’s remark
A Tanzanian tourist guide arrested for mistranslating a tourist’s words said they were both joking. BBC News – Africa
Angola stadium stampede in Uige kills 17
Seventeen are killed in a stampede at a football stadium in northern Angola, local officials say. BBC News – Africa
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta declares drought a national disaster
Kenya’s president appeals for international aid after declaring drought a national disaster. BBC News – Africa
Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chosen as president
Somalia’s MPs choose a Somali-US national as the new president in a vote held in an aircraft hangar. BBC News – Africa