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Plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda were passed by Parliament, but still face legal challenge.

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Across the divide, there is relief that Liberia's leader and ex-football star conceded to his rival.

Mamelodi Sundowns win the Women's African Champions League for a second time by beating Sporting Club Casablanca.

Egypt keep up their perfect start in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup but Nigeria drop points once again.

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The Nigerian government has announced that more than 4,000 prisoners have been released to ease overcrowding in jails.

Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said those freed were inmates who had been in custody for not paying fines.

He said it was part of an initiative by President Bola Tinubu which included introducing more non-custodial sentences.

The United Nations has said that Nigeria's prisons are currently operating at more than twice their total capacity.

Suspects often have to wait years in detention before being tried.

More on Nigeria's jails:

• Former inmates reveal horrific experiences
• Nigeria's 100-year-old death-row inmate seeking pardon

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´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service newsroom

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At least 80,000 households across Kenya have been affected by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides over the last week, the deputy president has said.

The emergency services are using helicopters to deliver aid and rescue marooned families, Rigathi Gachagua’s statement says.

On Saturday, Kenya Railways said flooding and landslides along the train track between the capital, Nairobi, and the port of Mombasa had forced the operator to close its cargo services.

East Africa has experienced intense rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon, which have killed dozens of people, including at least 46 in Kenya.

Floods have also caused deaths and displacement in Somalia and Ethiopia.

The rainfall has been described by the UN as a once-in-a-century event.

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´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service newsroom

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The Malian army says it has discovered a mass grave in the north-eastern town of Kidal, days after recapturing it from ethnic Tuareg separatists.

In a statement the army said the discovery was made on Thursday during operations to secure the town.

It gave no further details but said investigations were under way to bring those responsible to justice.

The military retook Kidal on Tuesday after forces from the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) left their camp there as part of an agreement to withdraw from the country by the end of the year.

More on the UN withdrawal from Mali:

• Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate
• Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops, but at what cost?

Sadio Mane and Pape Matar Sarr score in Senegal's win over South Sudan as South Africa and Tanzania also secure opening 2026 World Cup qualifying victories.

The European Convention on Human Rights is tied to the 1998 agreement, as ´óÏó´«Ã½ News NI explains.

Those living through the war, now in its seventh month, tell the ´óÏó´«Ã½ conditions are worse than ever.

Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is set to be Liberia's next president, but what do we know about him?

President George Weah calls Joseph Boakai after his rival gained an unassailable lead in the run-off vote.

Clemence Felix Mtenga was an agriculture intern in Israel at the time of the Hamas attack.

Inaki Williams earns Ghana a late victory in World Cup qualifying as Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana suffers an injury scare and Ivory Coast hit nine past Seychelles.

John Obi Mikel says African footballers are subject to an extra "tax" as they often have to pay to support extended family back home.

The PM says he will "take on" anyone who stands in the way of emergency laws to push through the scheme.

A rebel leader tells the ´óÏó´«Ã½ his forces will fight a paramilitary group accused of ethnic cleansing.

The 40% salary rise over three years is designed to increase morale as well as tackle corruption.

Migrants in Dunkirk say they are determined to reach the UK despite government attempts to stop them.