Some of the big stories unfolding across the continent
UN sanctions Juba minister
UN Security Council slaps sanctions against South Sudan Defence minister Gen Kuol Manyang Juk over ceasefire truce violations.
Lourenço visits France
Angolan President João Lourenço leaves the country for Paris, France for a three-day visit.
Nigeria varsity crackdown
The National Universities Commission (NUC), the agency that grants approvals for the establishment of universities and academic programmes in Nigeria, continues the crackdown against questionable institutions offering courses in the country.
Massacre in Cameroon
Cameroon remains tense following reports of the killing of at least 22 people in clashes with the army in the latest violence to hit the restive northwest, where separatists from the English-speaking minority are fighting for greater autonomy.