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At least 11 people died in intercommunal clashes in an Ivory Coast port town as tensions rise before an October election.

Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya says he will appeal a life sentence against him over the 1993 assassination of his successor.

Sporadic gunshots were heard in Lagos on Friday as security forces patrolled Nigeria's biggest city after days of unrest following the shooting of protesters that sparked condemnation at home and abroad.

As Nigerians protest brutality and demand reforms, some say full abolition is the only road to liberation from violence.

The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey church building in eastern Ghana rose to 21, rescue officials said on Friday, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble.

Gross domestic product in the region is projected to expand 3.1% next year, compared with a forecast of 5.2% for the world economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.

The United States on Thursday condemned what it called excessive use of force by the Nigerian military for firing on unarmed demonstrators.

A former Malawian cabinet minister has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption.

Mozambican jihadists launched a raid on Tanzania last week, killing an unknown number of people, in a daring cross-border attack which comes after an intensifying campaign at home.

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won a landslide re-election victory, giving him a third term in office.

[White House] President Donald J. Trump, Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today to discuss Sudan's historic progress towards democracy and opportunities to advance peace in the region.

[White House] Washington, DC -- President Donald J. Trump has informed Congress of his intent to formally rescind Sudan's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a Senate resolution calling on the Government of Tanzania and all parties to ensure free and fair elections ahead of the country's October 2020 electoral cycle. Since President John Magufuli's election in 2015, Tanzanians have witnessed significant erosions of political rights.

[WFP] Bujumbura -- The World Food Programme (WFP) Special Advisor on Mother and Child Health, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, visited Burundi for a week to encourage the mission of the government and WFP to improve the nutritional health of mothers and children.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a game changer for investment on the continent which in recent years has seen foreign direct investment (FDI) continuing to weaken, Regional Integration and Trade Division Director at the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi underscored.

[MSF] Severe flooding is affecting an estimated 800,000 people across a wide swathe of South Sudan, inundating homes and leaving people without adequate food, water or shelter. Many areas have been flooded since July and rising river levels are worsening the crisis.

[FAO] Cash+ helps farmers in Somalia through the lean season

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A total of 1,700 inmates have so far tested positive for COVID-19 since the country recorded its first case in March.

[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her bodyguard Geoffrey Okuto, a co-suspect in a murder case, were Friday released on Sh4 million and Sh1.5mn cash bail respectively after spending four nights in police custody in relation to an active murder case.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday promised to ensure his campaign pledges on matters stadiums are achieved as he officially launched the construction of the Sh415 million Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Kisumu.