BREAKING Ethiopia's government has declared a nationwide state of emergency as war intensifies in several regions. The government had earlier urged people in Addis Ababa to arm themselves, as rebels from the northern Tigray region advance to the south. bbc.in/2ZKnodo
Perceptions of the Tigray war change as the conflict moves nearer the capital. Our correspondent Kalkidan Yibeltal reports from the streets of Addis Ababa. Listen to our latest edition of Africa Today bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b…
The US embassy in Addis Ababa said the security situation in Ethiopia had deteriorated significantly and advised its nationals to "consider making preparations to leave the country". bbc.in/3byJbaK
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More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the #COP26 climate summit's first major deal.
A $1.5bn (£1.1bn) fund will be established to protect the forest of the Congo Basin, also known as "the lungs of Africa". bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
Over 80 countries have signed a deal to stop use of methane gases.
Nigeria - one of the biggest producers of the gas - published its National Action Plan in 2019, pledging to absolute methane reduction targets of at least 45% by 2025 and 60-75% by 2030. bbc.co.uk/news/world-591…
People in Kenya, the UK and around the world are calling for justice after it emerged that a British soldier allegedly murdered and dumped the body of a Kenyan woman, Agnes Wanjiru, in a septic tank nine years ago when the soldier was in Kenya.
Now, nine years after Agnes’ death and just a few days after the story hit global headlines, Kenyan police have said they will re-open the case. The case was initially investigated and reported on by @thetimes last month.
This comes a day after the British government said that it cannot open parallel investigations with Kenya as Kenya retains "jurisdiction and primacy" on the matter, and that Kenya only asked for DNA samples on the case the last week of October 2021.
The disappearance of a member of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (Nisa) is causing a rift within the Somali government.
25-year-old Ikran Tahlil disappeared towards the end of June. Here's what we know so far 👇
Ms Tahlil was last seen being picked up from her home by a government vehicle.
The head of Nisa at the time, Fahad Yasin, claimed she had been kidnapped and killed by al-Shabab. But, in a dramatic twist, the militant group has denied any involvement.
Prime Minister Mohamed Roble sacked Mr Yasin for how he dealt with the case.
President Farmajo said the prime minister had no authority to sack the intelligence chief and reinstated him. But the president has now appointed a new acting spy chief, himself. bbc.in/3jZXdax
As unrest spreads in South Africa following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, some social media users have been sharing misleading videos and pictures.
@BBCRealityCheck has investigated some of the most widely shared examples.
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A doctored image of the former president in prison:
The image claiming to show Mr Zuma in an orange prison uniform has been widely shared, but a reverse image search reveals an almost identical image without him in it.
An AFP photo database shows the photo was taken in 2002.
A Twitter account for one of Mr Zuma's children used old images:
The post was captioned: "Durban City, We See You! Amandla," with the hashtag #FreeJacobZuma.
However, the image used is not related to recent events, and appears to be from a different set of protests last year.