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Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has dismissed a move by the prime minister to expel the African Union’s special representative in the country.

A Nigerian court has ordered the government to enforce the country's gender policy which stipulates that 35% of appointments in public offices be reserved for women – the ruling has been hailed by rights campaigners.

And in an unprecedented ruling in Kenya, fathers can be given full custody of children under 10-years-old. The court says parental responsibility should not automatically go to women.