Africa highlights: Monday 16 November 2015, as it happened

Summary

Boko Haram's rocket-making factory 'destroyed'
South Africans swapped at birth 'to stay with non-biological parents'
MTN in 'leniency plea' over $5.2bn Nigeria fine
Senegalese and Moroccan 'killed' in Paris attacks
Somali refugees 'killed in security force crossfire'
Email stories and comments to africalive@bbc.co.uk - Monday 16 November 2015

Live Reporting

Naziru Mikailu and Farouk Chothia

Kenya footballers fly to Cape Verde after pay rowpublished at 18:07 GMT 16 November 2015
Kenya's national football team has left Nairobi for Cape Verde ahead of the second leg of their 2018 World Cup qualifier tomorrow (see 15:42 post), reports BBC Africa sports producer Nick Cavell.
The flight was delayed because of a row over bonuses and the request by the charter company to be paid in full before the team departs.
The match will kick off at 17:00GMT which means they are travelling less than 25 hours before the match.
A sports website in Kenya has been tweeting about the team's departure:
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'I arrived in US with $20'published at 17:40 GMT 16 November 2015
Thione Niang arrived in the US from Senegal in July 2000 with only $20 (£13) in his pocket.
Today he is among those rubbing shoulders with President Barack Obama.
His passion for Africa has driven him to empower young people and launch projects on the continent.
He speaks to BBC Africa's Sophie Ikenye:
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The Senegalese immigrant working with President Obama

Do attacks on the West get more coverage?published at 12:36 GMT 16 November 2015
The massive media coverage of Friday's attack in Paris by the Islamic State (IS) group has made many people question where attacks on Western countries get more attention.
BBC Newsday has been covering the debate, and Twitter users have been sharing their views:
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Ghana press on unmasked Anaspublished at 11:19 GMT 16 November 2015
Ghanaian newspapers are reporting this morning on the exclusive interview we had on Friday with investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, as he took off his trademark beaded face veil.
He has been at the centre of public attention this year after he released a film on corruption in Ghana's judiciary, including judges allegedly taking bribes.
This is how one of the newspaper's covered the interview:
In case you miss the interview, watch it below:
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Anas Aremeyaw Anas: Ghana's undercover journalist unmasked

Trial of Angolan rapperpublished at 09:56 GMT 16 November 2015
The trial of 17 Angolan activists - including popular rapper Luaty Beirao - accused of plotting to oust Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is due to start in the capital, Luanda, campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
The group was arrested in June after attending a meeting to discuss the human rights situation in Angola.
Mr Beirao, also known by his stage name Ikonoklasta, ended a five-week hunger strike last month to demand his release from prison amid growing concerns that his health was deteriorating.
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