A long defunct rail link has reopened in Nigeria and there is some hope that it could help unite a country which is reeling from Islamist insurgency in the north.
The car of Ivory Coast star Cheick Tiote is seized by UK police after being arrested on suspicion of fraud.
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South Africa's Fort Hare University, where Nelson Mandela once studied, shuts down its main campus after protests over a 90% rise in residence fees.
Nine schoolchildren are in hospital in the South African city of Johannesburg after being hit by lightning in two separate incidents, officials say.
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Zimbabwe's election chief resigns citing ill health, as the country gears up for crucial polls later this year, state media reports.
Two French charity workers have been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally trying to fly 103 African children from Chad to France in 2007.
An African elephant mother's ability to feed and care for its calf has "long-lasting consequences" into adulthood, a study suggests.
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