South African elite police unit has raided a home of the influential Gupta family in Johannesburg as part of an investigation into corruption and influence peddling with the government. Wednesday's raid in the northern suburb Saxonworld comes as the country waits to see if President Jacob Zuma would resign after being asked to do so by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party.

South Africa’s ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) has reportedly decided to sack Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa. A senior party official made the disclosure to Reuters after a marathon meeting to determine the fate of the leader. The decision by the ruling party’s national executive came in the early hours of the morning.

Liberia's ex-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has won the $5m (N1.8bn)Mo Ibrahim prize for African Leadership. Mrs Sirleaf, who stepped down last month, became Africa's first elected female president in 2006. She was praised for her work rebuilding the nation after civil war and leading a process of reconciliation.

A mother has been reunited with her baby after the hospital she gave birth in detained the child over her unpaid medical bills.

The Gabonese private clinic just north of the capital Libreville finally handed over baby Angel after a five month wait.

The clinic director had held the baby in an attempt to try to force the mother to pay the bill of two million CFA ($3,628; £2,612).

The government of Ghana has issued an alert, warning members of the public on the possible outbreak of Lassa fever.

Four Ugandan government officials have been suspended amid allegations of inflating refugee figures.

According to the Guardian, the country's commissioner for refugees Apollo Kazungu and three of his senior staff are being investigated for alleged collusion with the United Nations (UN) and the World Food Programme (WFP).

The Ugandan Daily Monitor, which first reported the allegations, says the issue was first raised by the UN country representative Rosa Malango.