Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Craig TaylorBoko Haram militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State, in a message apparently from the Nigerian group’s leader Abubakar Shekau. BBC News – Africa
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‘Boko Haram’ kill dozens in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 45 people in a raid on a remote village in Borno state, north-east Nigeria, witnesses say. BBC News – Africa
Lesotho opposition forms government
Five opposition parties in Lesotho form a coalition government after snap elections, called after a failed coup, did not produce an outright winner. BBC News – Africa
Ebola nations ‘need huge aid plan’
Liberia’s president calls for an aid package for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa along the lines of the post-WWII Marshall Plan. BBC News – Africa
Namibia president wins $5m award
Outgoing Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba wins the world’s most valuable individual award, the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. BBC News – Africa
S Leone vice-president in quarantine
The vice-president of Sierra Leone puts himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards dies from the Ebola virus. BBC News – Africa