Focus on Africa - 08/12/2015 1706GMT
Arrest warrant for Ivory Coast's parliament speaker; Ethiopian drought, plus more news.
A French judge has issued an arrest warrant against Ivory Coast's parliament speaker Guillaume Soro, the man who's next in line to the presidency.
Ethiopia's government has told Focus on Africa that it is counting on the support of its partners to deal with more than 10 million people who will need food assistance because of the current severe drought.
Lawyers for the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius are to appeal to the country's highest court against his conviction for the murder of his girlfriend.
Plus more news and sport from around the continent.
Photo: Farmland in Ethiopia. Credit: BBC
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