Uganda will take in 2,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the crisis in their country.Refugees Minister Esther Anyakun told the BBC that President Yoweri Museveni agreed to take in the refugees at the request of the Americans.

Kenya's Public Prosecutor orders the arrest of six Police officers linked to the death of two brothers.

A Zimbabwean-led initiative aiming to put more girls in school has attracted financing from philanthropic organisations.