Burundi court backs third-term bid
Burundi’s constitutional court rules that President Pierre Nkurunziza’s third-term bid is legal, after one of its judges reportedly flees the country. BBC News – Africa
Burundi’s constitutional court rules that President Pierre Nkurunziza’s third-term bid is legal, after one of its judges reportedly flees the country. BBC News – Africa
Former hostages held by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria say some of their fellow captives were stoned to death by the militants. BBC News – Africa
Another 234 women and children are rescued from Boko Haram Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria, the country’s military announces. BBC News – Africa
A South African court grants a terminally ill man the right to die, in a landmark ruling on assisted suicide. BBC News – Africa
UN peacekeepers in Mali repel a rebel attack on Timbuktu for the second time in two days, amid an increase in fighting in the north. BBC News – Africa
Burundi is hit by a new wave of protests as opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term spreads beyond the capital. BBC News – Africa