Militant Islamist’s death denied
A militant Islamist group in Libya denies that a US air strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of North Africa’s most feared jihadists. BBC News – Africa
A militant Islamist group in Libya denies that a US air strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of North Africa’s most feared jihadists. BBC News – Africa
A senior Islamist leader who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a US air strike, Libyan officials say. BBC News – Africa
Madagascar’s constitutional court throws out parliament’s bid to dismiss President Hery Rajaonarimampianina. BBC News – Africa
The South African recipient of the world’s first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC. BBC News – Africa
Africa’s leaders sign a deal to create the continent’s largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries in an area from Cape Town to Cairo. BBC News – Africa
Burundi’s electoral commission sets 15 July as the new date for controversial presidential elections after third-term bid protests. BBC News – Africa