Many dead in Lagos building collapse
A building linked to TB Joshua, one of Nigeria’s best known preachers and televangelists, collapses in Lagos, killing at least three people. BBC News – Africa
A building linked to TB Joshua, one of Nigeria’s best known preachers and televangelists, collapses in Lagos, killing at least three people. BBC News – Africa
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial rules out murder, but leaves it to Friday to announce whether the athlete is guilty of culpable homicide. BBC News – Africa
Liberia is facing a “serious threat” to its national existence as the deadly Ebola virus “spreads like wildfire”, its defence minister says. BBC News – Africa
Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with many thousands of new cases expected in next three weeks, the World Health Organization says. BBC News – Africa
Somali Islamists al-Shabab name Sheikh Ahmad Umar as successor to leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US recent air strike. BBC News – Africa
The leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed following a US attack earlier this week, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Africa