Egypt arrests in Italian student case
Craig TaylorEgyptian prosecutors have ordered the detention of four people in relation to the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni, officials say. BBC News – Africa
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Nigeria targets firms over arms fraud
Nigeria indicts more than 300 companies and individuals, including senior army officers, for defrauding the country $ 241m (£170m) in fake contracts. BBC News – Africa
Infantino opens South Sudan FA office
New Fifa president Gianni Infantino attends Cup of Nations qualifier in South Sudan. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria state oil firm ‘withheld $25bn’
Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm failed to pay the government $ 25bn over five years, the nation’s fiscal commission says. BBC News – Africa
Africans vote in ‘Super Sunday’
Elections are held in Benin, Cape Verde, Congo, Niger and Zanzibar, while Senegal votes in a referendum on reducing presidential terms. BBC News – Africa
Zuma friends ‘victims of xenophobia’
The wealthy South African family accused of wielding undue influence through links to President Zuma says it has been the victim of “xenophobic and hate speech”. BBC News – Africa