Protests continue for a fifth day in
Las Anod,
Somaliland, with protesters demanding that the city be governed by
Puntland instead of by Somaliland. Twenty people are killed in clashes between protestors and security forces.
(Africanews)
Malawi suspends the opening of schools in
Lilongwe and
Blantyre due to an outbreak of
cholera, which has killed 595 people so far, including 19 people on New Year's Eve.
(BBC News)