Three protesters have been killed in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, the Red Cross says, as demonstrations against President Pierre Nkuruziza’s re-election bid enter a second week. The BBC’s Maud Jullien reports from the scene that police…

By Yinka Salaam The authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have banned people from wearing the full-face Islamic veil, including the niqab and the burka, in public places. They have also banned Muslims from other countries, spending nights in mosques, saying…