Timbuktu rebuilds 14 mausoleums
Craig TaylorFourteen mausoleums in Timbuktu in northern Mali are rebuilt, three years after they were destroyed by Islamist extremists. BBC News – Africa
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Nairobi mall reopens after siege
The Westgate shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, where al-Shabab militants killed 67 people in September 2013, opens its doors again. BBC News – Africa
Egypt ship ‘hit by Sinai missile’
Militants in Sinai say they have hit an Egyptian navy ship with a missile, though the military gives a different account. BBC News – Africa
Second night in hospital for Tutu
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu will stay a second night in hospital after his admission to hospital on Tuesday for an infection, his family says. BBC News – Africa
Nigeria replaces military chiefs
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari replaces the army, navy and air force chiefs, following an upsurge in Boko Haram attacks. BBC News – Africa
Militants attack Somalia hotels
At least five people in the Somali capital Mogadishu have been killed in a militant attack on two hotels as the Ramadan fast was ending for the day. BBC News – Africa