Chad's veteran opposition politician Saleh Kebzabo has defended his decision to serve as prime minister in military ruler General Mahamat Idriss Déby's new government.

Nigeria’s Appeal Court has dropped all charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu after ruling that he had been illegally arrested and extradited to Nigeria.

And Uganda's information minister says the government is "mobilising" traditional healers to help avert and curb the spread of the Ebola virus by not treating suspected cases but instead directing them to conventional medical facilities.