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A prominent Libyan activist and lawyer has been shot dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, as the latest attempt at talks on the country's political future continue in neighbouring Tunisia.

Hanan al-Barassi was killed in her car on one of Benghazi's main streets.

She had spoken out against cases of alleged rape and assault of women in the city, in which she implicated fighters linked to Gen Khalifa Haftar, the commander of one of the country's warring factions.

Amnesty International says that she and her daughter had received death threats.

Her murder has sparked an outcry in Libya, with many calls online for justice.

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South Sudan's health ministry has confirmed an outbreak of measles in five regional states.

“When we say there is an outbreak it means there are cases. But at the moment I cannot say how many cases or how many have died and who died,” John Rumunu, Director-General for Preventive Health Services, told the BBC in the capital, Juba.

He said the ministry and its partners were planning to conduct reactive measles vaccinations in the areas where the outbreaks have been reported.

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) had last week said that 30 children with severe measles were being treated at its facility in Pibor area in eastern South Sudan.

It called for an urgent vaccination campaign to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who says he's leaving the country for security reasons, has shared a video on his Twitter account leaving the German ambassador’s residence accompanied by diplomats to the airport:

The Chadema party leader is quoted by local media as saying he is not running away from the country, but will continue fighting for democracy and justice from Belgium, where he will be based.

Tanzania's government spokesperson told BBC News Swahili that there was no evidence of threats to opposition leaders but accused them of alleging security threats as a cover-up plan for their election loss.

Mr Lissu returned to Tanzania in July to run for president after spending three years receiving treatment in Kenya and Belgium for gunshot wounds.

He had survived an assassination attempt in 2017 when he was hit by 16 bullets outside his residence in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma.

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Tanzania's main opposition presidential candidate in last month's disputed general election has left the country for Belgium, where until recently he had been receiving medical treatment after a 2017 assassination attempt against him.

Tundu Lissu sought refuge at the German ambassador’s residence in Dar es Salaam last week citing threats to his life, a BBC correspondent in Tanzania reports.

The Chadema party leader and a number of his colleagues had been arrested since the 28 October polls, as had members of another opposition party ACT Wazalendo.

Police accused them of planning unlawful protests and sedition. Some in Chadema were accused of planning to blow up petrol stations and markets in Dar es Salaam.

The opposition has demanded a re-run of the poll, in which the UK and the United States said there had been systematic interference.

But Tanzania's National Electoral Commission says there was no fraud.

More on this topic:

• Who is Tundu Lissu?
• John Magufuli: The man who declared victory over coronavirus

• Why pop stars are hailing Tanzania's president

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Police in Mozambique's capital city say they have detained a Vietnamese woman at the airport in possession of five rhino horns and 160 units of lion teeth and nails.

The 30-year-old had been living Maputo for a year and was attempting to board a plane to Vietnam when she was arrested on Monday, the city police spokesperson Lionel Muchina said.

A sniffer dog made the discoveries, he said.

It's believed that the seized wildlife trophies may result from the killing of three rhinos and 12 lions - both species are protected by Mozambican law.

Mr Muchina said investigations are under way and criminal proceedings are in motion.

There have been numerous arrests of Vietnamese citizens in Mozambique in recent years who have attempted to smuggle wildlife trophies out of the country.

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A warrant for the arrest on corruption charges has been issued for the secretary general of South Africa's governing African National Congress party.

Ace Magashule said he was not worried as he has done nothing wrong.

Police say the warrant has been issued over allegations related to the awarding of an asbestos contract in 2014 when Mr Magashule was premier of Free State province.

He is expected to appear in court on Friday.

More on corruption:

• Ferraris, frustration and South Africa's corruption battle
• Zuma, the Guptas, and the sale of South Africa
• The many trials of Jacob Zuma

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A legal battle between the US and Mozambique to extradite its former finance minister is developing into a stand-off.

Mozambique has filed provisional charges of embezzlement and money laundering against Manuel Chang who's accused of involvement in fraud, linked to $2bn (£1.5bn) of state-guaranteed debt borrowed during his term in office.

Mr Chang, who is currently detained in South Africa, also faces extradition to the US for prosecution over the fraudulent loans.

He has denied wrongdoing.

Three former bankers at Credit Suisse who helped arrange the loans pleaded guilty in the US earlier this year to bribery and fraud.

Mr Chang is accused of giving consent to loans of about $2bn, which were guaranteed by the government of Mozambique, to fund a fishing business, but the money vanished and the enterprise never started.

The US and Mozambican authorities say some of the loans were kept secret.

When details of the fraud emerged in 2016, the scandal prompted foreign donors including the International Monetary Fund to cut off support to Mozambique, plunging the country into a debt crisis.

South Africa has yet to decide if it will allow Mozambique or the US to extradite Mr Chang.

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A team of Zimbabwean deminers has been credited with removing the last remaining landmines from the Falkland Islands, nearly 40 years after they were laid by invading Argentine forces in the overseas UK territory.

The demining programme in the South Atlantic territory began in 2009 and has been completed three years ahead of schedule.

The British minister responsible for the Falklands, Wendy Morton, paid tribute to the deminers and called the completion of the project a "huge achievement".

Britain's foreign ministry announced $48m (£36m) of funding to other demining projects around the world.

From our archive:

• Meet one of the Zimbabwean experts
• BBC Falkland Islands profile

Scientists have found that an injection given every two months is 89% more effective in preventing HIV infection than daily anti-retroviral pills.

More than 3,200 women from east and southern Africa who were at a higher risk of contracting HIV took part in the trial.

The United Nations has called for investment in the injectable anti-retroviral - known as cabotegravir - hailing it as a real game-changer.

Scientists say those at risk of infection are more likely to adhere to having an injection every eight weeks than taking daily pills, thus further reducing the spread of the disease.

Anti-retrovirals, which are used to treat HIV, also help prevent infection.

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Kenyan media reporting on a new commuter rail service in the capital, Nairobi, say it's hoped it will deliver faster journeys and increased passenger capacity.

About 1.5 million people commute to the city's Central Business Disctrict everyday by various modes of transport, according to Kenya Railways.

New Diesel Mobile Units and Commuter Rail Buses will serve passengers on the revamped rail network.

Two new stations have also been built, the Star newspaper reports.

Speaking at the launch on Tuesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the rail service should reduce over-reliance on road transport.

He also said it would be extended to the country's main airport within a year.

The wife of former Tanzanian minister Lazaro Nyalandu has denied reports that her husband was trying to cross the border into Kenya.

Faraja Nyalandu tweeted that they live in Arusha near the border and that her husband was in the border town Namanga "for his personal business".

Media outlets had reported that local authorities had stopped Mr Nyalandu from leaving the country as he did not have the necessary documents.

The reports came as a former Tanzanian MP Godbless Lema sought asylum in neighbouring Kenya.