ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African Union leaders chose Chad's candidate to chair the 54-nation body on Monday at a summit where the divisive issues of Africa's relationship to the International Criminal Court and Morocco's readmission to the AU were on the agenda.

LIBREVILLE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Alongside a trio of the continent's most successful teams in the African Nations Cup semifinal line-up, Burkina Faso's ambition burns brightly as they seek another chance to win their first major title.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki was elected as the chairman of the African Union commission on Monday, a Chadian official told Reuters on Monday at a summit of the 54-nation body.

ADJARRA, Benin (Reuters) - Five people died from asphyxiation in Benin this weekend and several more were hospitalised after a religious cult told followers to seal themselves into prayer rooms and burn incense and charcoal, residents and a survivor told Reuters.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A larvae outbreak which has damaged maize in South Africa's Limpopo and North West provinces is "strongly suspected" to be the invasive armyworm that has attacked crops in neighbouring countries, a scientist said on Monday.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The head of the African Union said on Monday that a U.S. travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries including three in Africa heralded "turbulent times" for the continent.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in court documents on Monday that the Gupta brothers were carrying out an "organised campaign" against him and the Treasury.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Running his fingers over the wide scars on his knee and thigh, 13-year-old Usman recalled the moment he thought he would die.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey reopened its embassy in Libya on Monday, 2-1/2 years after closing it due to the security situation, the Turkish foreign ministry said, as diplomatic missions begin to reopen in the divided country.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union is due to choose a new leader on Monday in a vote more likely to expose differences over the International Criminal Court and other issues than reaffirm the continent's solidarity and common purpose.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Two military helicopters crashed in a strife-torn part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with at least four crew members on board, authorities said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday tempered a key element of his move to ban entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries in the face of mounting criticism even from some prominent Republicans and protests that drew tens of thousands in major American cities.

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday. - - - - - EVENTS: KENYA - The central bank sets its benchmark lending rate. Analysts expect the bank to hold rates. ETHIOPIA - The African Union votes for a new chairperson of its commission, the governing body. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian share markets and U.S. stock futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trum