Female Kenyan MPs blast polygamy law
Craig TaylorFemale MPs in Kenya storm out of a late-night parliamentary session in a row over the legalisation of polygamy as a new marriage bill is passed. BBC News – Africa
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Zuma’s SA home upgrade ‘unethical’
South Africa’s top corruption fighter says President Jacob Zuma “benefited unduly” from state funds to upgrade his rural home and acted unethically. BBC News – Africa
Somali militants attack army hotel
Somali Islamist fighters attack a hotel where African Union and army commanders were staying, in a strategic town the militants lost control of last week. BBC News – Africa
Navy Seals board rogue Libya tanker
US Navy Seals board and take control of a North Korea-flagged tanker that had loaded oil at a rebel-held port in Libya. BBC News – Africa
Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo
Six Egyptian soldiers are shot dead at a checkpoint in the Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khaymah, state media report. BBC News – Africa
‘Hundreds’ attack Nigerian city
Hundreds of militants stage a multi-pronged attack on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, including the army barracks, witnesses say. BBC News – Africa