Zephany Nurse baby-snatcher jailed in South Africa
A South African court jails a woman to 10 years for kidnapping a baby 19 years ago and raising her as her own, in a case which has gripped the nation. BBC News – Africa
A South African court jails a woman to 10 years for kidnapping a baby 19 years ago and raising her as her own, in a case which has gripped the nation. BBC News – Africa
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram releases a video showing some 50 of the schoolgirls seized by the group from Chibok more than two years ago. BBC News – Africa
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana smashes the world record to win Olympic gold in the women’s 10,000m in Rio, as GB’s Jo Pavey finishes down the field. BBC News – Africa
The Nigerian government reports two cases of polio in the first re-emergence of the disease in the country since 2014. BBC News – Africa
Burkina Faso bans the export of donkey skins as a sharp increase in sales to Asia is threatening the animal’s population. BBC News – Africa
Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend’s protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces, Amnesty International says. BBC News – Africa