Liberia confirms fresh Ebola cases
Craig TaylorThree new cases of Ebola are confirmed in Liberia less than three months after the country was declared free of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. BBC News – Africa
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Mali hotel siege over, US says
A deadly attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at a hotel in the Malian capital Bamako is over, US officials say. BBC News – Africa
World’s second-biggest diamond found
The world’s second-largest gem quality diamond has been discovered in Botswana, the Lucara Diamond firm says. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria blast ‘kills more than 30’
An explosion hits the northern Nigerian city of Yola, with more than 30 people feared dead, just days after a visit from President Buhari. BBC News – Africa
SA court rules on swapped babies
A South African court rules two five-year-olds who were swapped at birth will stay with the families raising them. BBC News – Africa
Libya IS head ‘killed in US air strike’
A US air strike has probably killed Abu Nabil, the “senior leader” of the Islamic State group in Libya, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Africa