West African health ministers call for travel restrictions on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak to be lifted, following WHO advice.
Negotiators for South Sudanese rebels have denied signing a power-sharing deal.
Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola death outside Lagos after a doctor died of the virus in the oil hub of Port Harcourt.
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan formally launches a national electronic identity card, which can also be used to make payments.
Zambia's leader sacks his justice minister, seen as a potential successor, amid rumours the president is gravely ill.
The speaker of Niger's parliament flees the country after a parliamentary committee agreed he could be arrested over a baby-trafficking scandal.
France calls for "exceptional support" for Libya, warning of chaos without international action
US police say Equatorial Guinea's ambassador is suspected of beating a girl with a chair leg but won't be arrested because he has diplomatic immunity.
A top US public health official says the Ebola outbreak is set to get worse before it gets better, as West African health ministers meet in Ghana.
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