South Sudan's former army chief, General Paul Malong, has been released from house arrest.

He was sacked in May and held in the capital Juba to prevent him from launching a revolt.

A New York-based campaign group says Tanzanian workers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates are facing abuse, including unpaid salaries and excessive working hours.

One Tanzanian domestic worker told Human Rights Watch she had to work 21 hours a day and had been sexually abused.

Africa’s best police service is that of Botswana despite being ranked 47th best in the world. This is according to the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) released by two bodies, the International Police Science Association (IPSA) and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Four people have appeared before a Zimbabwean court for allegedly booing First Lady Grace Mugabe, state-owned media reports.

The Herald says they were arrested after a rally in Bulawayo, where Mrs Mugabe spoke last Saturday.

A High Court in Zimbabwe has granted a United States journalist, Martha O'Donovan bail after being charged for subversion and insulting President Robert Mugabe on social media. The court which gave the ruling in her absence said she should pay $1,000 bail on the grounds that the state failed to exhibit the contents of the alleged tweets calling on people to protest against the government.

The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) released rebel fighters accused of shooting a UN peacekeeper, confidential documents seen by the BBC show.

The two men were handed back to their commander in 2015 despite injuring the UN peacekeeper - a war crime under international law.