Some of the big stories unfolding across the continent
DRC election tension
Tensions rise just 12 days before the December 23 DR Congo election after two supporters of opposition presidential candidate are killed in clashes with police at a rally in the southern Lubumbashi city.
Murder suspects in court
Three suspects accused of involvement in kidnap and murder of two elderly British botanists due in court in Verulam, South Africa.
Kenya turns 55
Kenya marks 55 years of independence from the British colonial rule.
New curriculum halted
Kenya's Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed announces the suspension of the replacement of the exam-focused 8-4-4 system of Education.
Cameroon FA meets
The general assembly of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) ends in Yaoundé with the election of the federation executives.