Khalifa Sall was jailed for fraud last year and was seen as a rival to the president.
Alaa Abdel Fattah, who was freed from jail in March, is reportedly accused of publishing fake news.
Uganda win the southern African Cosafa Women's Under-17 Championship trophy on Sunday after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over South Africa in Port Louis.
The mother of former Nigeria coach and player Samson Siasia is released after being kidnapped by gunmen ten weeks ago.
A survivor of the Nigerian "torture house" raided by police has described being there as "living in hellfire".
Luxury cars seized from Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president are expected to fetch €17m.
The Duchess of Sussex meets anti-apartheid pioneer during 10-day visit to South Africa.
Nearly 500 men and boys were tortured, sexually abused, chained up and starved, police said.
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele falls two seconds short of the world marathon record as he wins in Berlin.
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