Two new Ebola cases in Guinea
Craig TaylorGuinea confirms two new Ebola cases, almost three months after it celebrated the end of the outbreak. BBC News – Africa
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Zuma friends ‘offered ministerial job’
South Africa’s deputy finance minister confirms allegations he was offered a promotion by a member of the wealthy and controversial Gupta family. BBC News – Africa
Nigerian oil revenues of $16bn ‘missing’
Nigeria’s state-owned oil company failed to pay revenues worth $ 16bn to the government in a suspected fraud, according to an official audit. BBC News – Africa
Gunmen kill beach-goers in Ivory Coast
At least 14 civilians and two soldiers are shot dead at a beach resort in Ivory Coast, in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants. BBC News – Africa
President blocks S Leone abortion law
Sierra Leone’s president refuses to sign a bill legalising abortion, which was unanimously passed by MPs, saying it should be put to a referendum. BBC News – Africa
Women raped ‘as reward for fighters’
Militias allied to the South Sudanese army have been allowed to rape women in lieu of wages while fighting rebels, a UN report says. BBC News – Africa