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French troops suspended over Burkina Faso child abuse

France has suspended two of its soldiers over allegations that they sexually abused children in Burkina Faso, and asked authorities there to "quickly return" the military suspects, according to the French government.

Deadly attacks hit Egypt's Sinai peninsula

At least 11 soldiers have been killed in a wave of attacks by suspected jihadist militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, security officials say.

Lawyer Harun Ndubi, representing the Federation of Women Lawyers, at a breakfast meeting in Nairobi on June 29, 2015.

Kenya: Fida sues government over abortion

The Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) has sued the government for failing to come up with provisions to guide safe abortions.

Chibok girls 'forced to join Nigeria's Boko Haram'

Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told.

Egypt state prosecutor's motorcade hit in bomb attack

A motorcade belonging to Egypt's state prosecutor has been hit by a bomb blast in Cairo, according to security officials.

Nigeria: Hoodlums beat journalist to coma

Hoodlums suspected to be smugglers on Thursday, beat journalist, Yomi Olomofe to coma over accusations of reporting their activities at the Seme-Badagry area.

The election is going ahead despite international calls for it to be postponed

Burundi holds general election amid tensions

Elections are being held in Burundi despite an opposition boycott and weeks of protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's plan to seek a third term.

An image published on sites associated with Islamic State purported to show the Tunisia gunman

Tunisians march against beach attack

People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in which at least 38 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a gunman on a nearby beach on Friday.

Students scaled the outer wall of the US embassy in Bujumbura as police arrived to forcibly remove them [Phil Moore/Al Jazeera]

Burundi student protesters seek refuge in US embassy.

Around 200 students protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's attempts to run for a third term in office managed to break into the US embassy in Burundi after police threatened to break-up their camp outside the compound.

The miners had been protesting over wages and conditions
AFP

South Africa police accused over Marikana mine deaths

A South African commission has recommended a criminal investigation into police over the deaths of 34 miners during a strike in 2012.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari
AFP

Obama to meet with president of Nigeria next month

President Obama will welcome the recently elected president of Nigeria to the White House on July 20, lending U.S. support to that nation's first-ever transition to democracy.

Mugabe’s spin doctor slams SALC over Al-Bashir

Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's "spin doctor" Jonathan Moyo has castigated the South African Litigation Centre (SALC), describing it as a "regime change outfit dominated, controlled & run by a white cabal with Rhodie or apartheid links".

US Secretary of State John Kerry attended President Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration in May
BBC

US 'to help Nigeria search for stolen money'

The US and other countries have agreed to help Nigeria recover money stolen from the government, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.

Mr Bashir had to leave the AU summit early in South Africa to avoid the possibility of being arrested
BBC

South Africa criticised over Sudan's Omar al-Bashir's exit

A South African court has criticised the government for letting Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir leave the country despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

Mr Rufyikiri is believed to be in Belgium

Burundi Vice-President Gervais Rufyikiri flees

One of Burundi's vice-presidents has fled saying that he could not support the third-term bid of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Female genital mutilation: Why Egyptian girls fear the summer

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) Summer days: They're what childhood memories are made of, glorious afternoons of unchecked freedom to frolic with friends in the sun, unshackled from the earthly obligations of a math class that never seemed further away.

Top: Entrances of the banks burst by the armed robbers. Below from left: A victim agonises over her loss; the exit route of the robbers and some of the cars destroyed during the Ikorodu robbery incident, yesterday. Photos: Bose Adelaja.

Nigeria: Banks lose millions in daring robbery attack

LAGOS— Dare-devil armed robbers, in commando-style yesterday, held residents of Ipakodo area of Ikorodu in Lagos hostage for about two hours as they robbed two major banks in the area. The scene of the robbery operation was just a stone throw to Ipakodo Divisional Police station. The policemen, who engaged the armed robbers, were, however, overwhelmed.

Deadly car bomb targets foreigners in Mogadishu

A car bomb targeting a bulletproof vehicle containing foreigners has killed at least 10 people and wounded four others in the Somali capital, Al Jazeera has learned.

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