BBC AFRICA. Anger over Nigerian 'rogue' police unit Videos shared on social media appear to show officers extorting money and even shooting people. Read more 16:31 3 Oct Nigeria's mentally ill chained up for years on end By Nduka Orjinmo & Salihu Adamu BBC News, Abuja Maltreatment of adults with mental illness and children living with relatives has shocked Nigerians. Read more 5:54 3 Oct 'Stuck in London due to Mauritius quarantine fee' By Nora Fakim BBC News One holidaymaker stuck in London says her government's fees to return home are too high. Read more 16:25 2 Oct The Nigeria-born man who fought the Nazis in Warsaw By Nicholas Boston City University of New York August Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance. Read more 10:02 2 Oct Scroll down for this week's stories We'll be back after the weekend That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for this week - there will be an automated service until Monday morning. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or check the BBC News website. A reminder of our wise words of the day: Those married to thunder are never afraid of lightning." A Chichewa proverb sent by Joseph James Awali in Blantyre, Malawi Click here to send in your African proverbs. And we leave you with an image from our selection of some of the best pictures of the week from Africa. It is of a guitar maker in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan: EPA 10:01 2 Oct Breaking the glass ceiling for black designers British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye this week became the first black recipient of the highest honour bestowed upon someone in his profession in the UK - the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. His work includes the Museum of African American History in the US, a high-end retail space in Nigeria and a memorial in South Africa. He is currently involved in several projects in Ghana, which is where his parents are from - including the design of a national cathedral. Sir David said that he hoped that his winning the award would "break a glass ceiling". "That was very important for not just me but all the black designers around the world who have been excluded from awards," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme. "I hope this... allows more and more black designers to be celebrated." Listen to his interview with presenter Audrey Brown: Sir David Adjaye awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture 9:24 2 Oct Tanzania opposition leader suspended from campaign BBC Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania in July after moving to Belgium following an attempt on his life in 2017 Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has barred the main opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, from campaigning for a week. It comes at a critical time with the elections at the end of the month. The NEC said its ethics committee had taken the decision following complaints from the ruling CCM party and the opposition NRA party. The parties accused Mr Lissu of falsely claiming that President John Magufuli had held a secret meeting with district bosses with the intention of influencing the outcome of the polls. Mr Lissu was also accused of calling on the public not to accept any vote rigging, urging them to take to the streets in protest, the BBC's Aboubakar Famau reports. Mr Lissu denies the accusations and has the right to appeal against the suspension of his campaign. 8:45 2 Oct Nigeria's president praying for Donald Trump Ishaq Khalid BBC News, Abuja Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other leaders around the world in wishing the US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, a quick and full recovery from Covid-19. Report According to a statement from the Nigerian presidency, Mr Buhari expressed sympathy for Mr Trump and his family, adding that ‘’the incident of Covid-19 in the White House manifests the challenge posed by the pandemic across the world, and difficulty in containing the spread”. The statement says the Nigerian leader joins American citizens in praying for the US president and his wife who tested positive for the virus. President Buhari also took the opportunity to urge more compliance with the Covid-19 guidelines among Nigerians. Earlier in the day, Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa also wished the US leader well. 8:20 2 Oct Hachalu killing: Suspects 'charged with terrorism' BBC Hachalu Hundessa's murder at the end of June sparked trouble in which at least 150 people died The Ethiopian authorities have charged the four people accused of killing popular musician Hachalu Hundeasa with terrorism, the Reuters news agency reports, quoting a spokesman for the attorney general. Hachalu’s death in late June led to a wave of protests during which more than 150 people died. Thousands have been arrested in relation to the trouble, including politician and former media mogul Jawar Mohammed, who himself has been charged with terrorism. Reuters quotes the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation as saying that the suspects who are accused of killing Hachalu are believed to have been colluding with others to kill several prominent people. 7:46 2 Oct Rusesabagina case: Hotel Rwanda 'hero' denied bail Samba Cyuzuzo BBC Great Lakes BBC Paul Rusesabagina was photographed in court last week A court in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, has denied bail to Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda about the 1994 genocide. It depicted his efforts to save hundreds of Tutsis at his hotel during the 1994 genocide. He is now facing 13 charges including terrorism and murder, in connection with his alleged support of deadly attacks by a rebel group. He has made no comment on the charges. Last week, he said that though he was part of a group that formed the National Liberation Front rebel movement it was “not for terrorism activities”. Mr Rusesabagina had appealed for bail on the basis of his health and the lack of evidence. But the judge said that he represented a flight risk, according to an independent journalist who was allowed into the court. His family allege he was kidnapped in Dubai and taken to Rwanda. The authorities have not said where he was arrested. His five children told a virtual press conference on Thursday that he had been denied an independent team of lawyers. “And we know that he was tortured to say what they want and have prepared,” said his daughter Anaise Kanimba. 7:16 2 Oct Deaths at Saudi migrant detention centre - report Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty International says. Read more 7:01 2 Oct Gandhi bust put up in Malawi despite previous protests Peter Jegwa Lilongwe, Malawi Indian High Commission Malawi Malawi's Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka called Gandhi an "icon" A bust of renowned Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled in the Malawian capital, Lilongwe, two years after critics prevented a Gandhi statue from being erected in the southern city of Blantyre. The Indian high commission's original plans in 2018 met stiff resistance from some locals who formed the Gandhi Must Fall movement. They accused the Indian leader of having used racial slurs against black Africans and took the matter to court. This time, in Lilongwe, the intention to unveil the bust was not announced in advance and the Indian diplomats got around any possible objections by siting it within the grounds of their offices. Friday marks the birthday of Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1948 at the age of 78. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Malawi's Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka who praised Gandhi. "Mahatma Gandhi, who led India's freedom movement through non-violent struggle, is not only an icon for India but also a global icon that set the ball rolling for emancipation from the colonial struggle," he said. There's been no immediate reaction from the Gandhi Must Fall Movement. 6:44 2 Oct Traore set to choose between Spain and Mali Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore has been named in both the Spain and Mali squads this week. Read more 6:22 2 Oct Amnesty: Egypt used excessive force at rare protests BBC World Service Amnesty International says that the security forces in Egypt used teargas, batons and birdshot - as well as live ammunition on at least one occasion - to quell rare anti-government protests last month. The human rights group says that its sources have told it that the security forces killed two men - and subjected hundreds more to arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances. Amnesty says that its report is based on interviews with eyewitnesses, lawyers and the review of videos of the protests, which took place in a number of poor districts in both rural and urban areas in the middle of last month. 5:46 2 Oct Nigeria schools to reopen in a week's time Chris Ewokor BBC News, Abuja EPA Some states had reopened schools The Nigerian government has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. Education Minister Adamu Adamu made the announcement on Friday morning. The minister's spokesperson Bem Goong clarified to the BBC that post-primary schools owned by the federal government - locally known as unity schools - would reopen on 12 October. State and private schools will determine their own modalities of reopening, according to Mr Goong. He said the bodies regulating the various tertiary institutions including universities, colleges and polytechnic in the country will come up with their own resumption schedules after putting in place structures for adherence to the Covid-19 guidelines. Some states reopened primary and secondary schools last month. 5:45 2 Oct Meningitis outbreak in parts of Nigeria The number of deaths is now over 260 Over 260 people have now died from meningitis in northern Nigeria. 5:10 2 Oct Kenya's deputy leader banned from ruling party's office Emmanuel Igunza BBC News, Nairobi Getty Images President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and his deputy William Ruto formed a coalition in 2012 Kenya’s ruling party - Jubilee - has banned Deputy President William Ruto from accessing the party’s headquarters as the rift between the president and his deputy widens. The Secretary General of Jubilee, Raphael Tuju, claimed the deputy president ceased being a member of the party after he launched "his own headquarters" to bolster his bid to become president in 2022. Publicly, the president and his deputy have dismissed reports about a rift between them but their top aides have issued statements that confirm their differences. This week, the deputy president snubbed a national conference attended by the president - with his seat was left vacant throughout the event. Their differences have raised concerns about a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence that claimed more than 1,000 lives. This is President Uhuru Kenyatta’s last term in office but Mr Ruto has already declared an intention to run for the top office in the elections in two years' time. 4:28 2 Oct Judges named for Rwanda genocide suspect's trial Samba Cyuzuzo BBC Great Lakes EPA Félicien Kabuga was once one of Rwanda's richest men The UN tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, has appointed three judges to conduct the trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga. Scottish Judge Iain Bonomy will preside the chamber assisted by Uruguayan Judge Graciela Susana Gatti Santana and Ugandan Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya, the UN court said in a statement. On Wednesday French top court backed Mr Kabuga extradition to the UN court. But his lawyer wants him to be tried in The Hague, citing the coronavirus pandemic and his client's health and age. France's extradition law says that Mr Kabuga needs to be transferred to Arusha within a month. Mr Kabuga is alleged to have backed and armed ethnic Hutu militias who slaughtered about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. In May, he described the accusations as "lies". He was arrested near Paris in May after evading capture for 26 years Read more: Félicien Kabuga: French court backs extradition of Rwanda genocide suspect 3:39 2 Oct Zimbabwe leader wishes Trump full recovery Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his best wishes to US President Donald Trump and his wife after they tested positive for Covid-19. Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump announced on Friday that they are self-isolating, with their physician saying they will "remain within the White House during their convalescence". President Mnangagwa tweeted his message: Report Relations between the two countries have been tense since the US imposed financial and travel restrictions on individuals and companies it accuses of gross violations of human rights. Some of the restrictions started 20 years ago. President Mnangagwa is among those sanctioned. 3:06 2 Oct Uganda to discharge Covid-19 patients without testing Getty Images Covid-19 patients had complained over long wait for negative test results Uganda's health ministry has revised its protocol for discharging Covid-19 patients that will see asymptomatic patients leave hospitals without a retest. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said patients who have been in isolation for 10 days will be discharged without testing if they do not show symptoms. "If PCR [Polymerase Chain Reaction test] is positive at day 10, a repeat after five days will be done and discharged if PCR is negative. If PCR is still positive at day 15, discharge at day 20 without further PCR testing will be done," she said. This will reduce the number of days that patients wait to be discharged after the first test. Previously patients could only be discharged after having two negative tests. But some patients had complained about the time spent waiting for the confirmatory test despite not showing symptoms. Uganda has to date confirmed 8,287 coronavirus cases including 4,430 recoveries and 75 deaths.