The secret bribes of big tobacco
Craig TaylorA BBC investigation uncovers evidence that British American Tobacco bribed officials in East Africa. BBC News – Africa
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Pope heads to conflict-wracked CAR
Pope Francis embarks on the last leg of his African tour with a visit to the Central African Republic, a country wracked by religious violence. BBC News – Africa
Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march
A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people in attack on a Shia Muslim procession in Nigeria’s Kano state, eyewitnesses say. BBC News – Africa
Pope celebrates huge Mass in Kenya
Pope Francis celebrates Mass with many thousands of people in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on his first visit as pontiff to Africa. BBC News – Africa
Blast hits state security bus in Tunis
An explosion hits a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, killing at least 12 people, sparking a state of emergency. BBC News – Africa
Mali seeks info on hotel attack gunmen
Police appeal for help to identify the two gunmen who carried out Friday’s attack on a hotel in Bamako, in which 22 people were killed. BBC News – Africa