Ivory Coast ex-leader’s trial to begin
Craig TaylorIvory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo is due to go on trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity, the former first head of state to appear at the ICC. BBC News – Africa
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Kenya troops ‘pull out of Somalia bases’
Kenyan forces pull out from two military bases in Somalia, 11 days after a deadly assault on its troops by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, residents say. BBC News – Africa
SA investigates Nigerian police death
South African pathologists are to carry out a post-mortem on a Nigerian man who died in police custody over the weekend, officials say. BBC News – Africa
South Sudan fails to form government
South Sudan misses a key deadline to create a transitional government, part of a peace deal to end the civil war which began in 2013. BBC News – Africa
Tunisia clamps down with curfew
The Tunisian interior ministry announces a nationwide curfew in response to protests over unemployment, saying national security is at stake. BBC News – Africa
Kenya police kill ‘four terror suspects’
Four terror suspects in Kenya are killed during a raid in the coastal town of Malindi, recovering maps detailing future attacks, police say. BBC News – Africa