UN Security Council agrees to send police to Burundi
The UN Security Council authorises the deployment of a UN police force to Burundi to try to quell violence and human rights abuses. BBC News – Africa
The UN Security Council authorises the deployment of a UN police force to Burundi to try to quell violence and human rights abuses. BBC News – Africa
Indonesia executes some of the 14 people on death row for drugs crimes, despite widespread international criticism. BBC News – Africa
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe threatens to punish those war veterans who last week said they were withdrawing their long-standing support for him. BBC News – Africa
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir removes Riek Machar as first vice president, two weeks after the rival leaders’ forces clashed in the capital. BBC News – Africa
The Kenyan authorities deport one of Africa’s biggest musicians, Koffi Olomide, after he is filmed apparently kicking a woman at Nairobi’s main airport. BBC News – Africa
A Nigerian Muslim group welcomes a court ruling lifting the ban on schoolgirls in Lagos state wearing the headscarf as a victory. BBC News – Africa