A senior lawmaker announced the decision after a public outcry over plans to spend $6m on the yacht.
A Tanzanian student tells the BBC how a timetable change stopped him being taken hostage with his friends.
Police inflicted "big blows to the head" of Joe Ajaero and detained him, trade union officials say.
South Africans remain in celebration mode as their rugby team embarks on a four-day tour.
Mourners attending the burial of villagers shot dead by jihadists are killed in their vehicle, police say.
Edgar Lungu's return to politics means he loses perks such as state protection, cars and a house.
It is a year since a peace deal was agreed to end the bloody conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Seychelles company linked to Putin’s inner circle exploited UK loophole for hundreds of firms, BBC finds.
The future of what was billed as a game-changing pact between Africa and the US is in the balance.
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