Kenyan governors call for security boost after al-Shabab attacks+++NCOP: Zuma questioned over Gordhan+++Cameroon train crash: appeal for blood donors

Today is World Polio Day +++Children in Nigeria victimized allegedly for witchcraft+++And in Ghana cerebral palsy children abandoned by their parents.

Today is World Polio’s day +++Children in Nigeria victimized allegedly for witchcraft+++And in Ghana cerebral palsy children abandoned by their parents.

Books burnt as protests by South African university students continue +++ ICRC President Peter Maurer speaks to AfricaLink about their role in rescue of Chibok girls +++ Zimbabwean pro-democracy movements petition UN saying country's security forces not fit for peacekeeping missions

Books burnt as protests by South African university students continue +++ Exclusive: ICRC's President Peter Maurer speaks on role in rescue of Chibok girls +++ Zimbabwean pro-democracy movements petition UN over country's security forces

ICC delivers guilty verdict on former Congolese V.P. Bemba for witness interference +++ Burundi begins process of withdrawing from ICC +++ Morocco seeks to rejoin AU after a three decade absence

EU threatens sanctions on DR Congo +++ Ethiopia tightens state of emergency +++ Kenyan youth love for Sheng +++ Barefeet Theater in Zambia provides street children a bright future

The normally busy streets of Kinshasa, capital of DRC were unusually quiet on Wednesday as residents took part in a general strike called by the opposition to oppose President Joseph Kabila's coninued stay in power. Kabila's term expires in December, but a deal between the ruling coalition and other smaller parties has not been reached. DW' Patrice Chitera describes the events of the day.

EU threatens sanctions against DRC +++ Ethiopia tightens state of emergency +++ Kenyan youth love for Sheng +++ Barefeet theater in Zambia provides street children a bright future

South Africa's opposition EFF party files criminal charges against the Gupta brothers +++ South Sudan's Riek Machar blames international community for failed peace agreement +++ Chibok girls reunited with families after years in captivity