Sudanese authorities and rebel group sign deal separating state and religion

Sudan’s government and rebel SPLM-North group have signed an agreement seen as a crucial step in paving the way for peace negotiations between the two sides.

In Mozambique authorities say dozens have been killed in a major assault by Islamist insurgents on the town of Palma in the north-east of the country.

And, The Gambia is set to perform its first knee replacement surgery at the country's medical facility in Banjul

(Image: Lt General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (l) SPLM/A-N chairman Abdelaziz al-Hilu (c) and President Salva Kiir (r). Credit: Reuters)