For the fifth day in Las Anod, Somaliland, protesters are demanding to be governed by Puntland, leading to clashes between protestors and security forces. Twenty people are killed. (Africanews)
Malawi suspends schools opening in Lilongwe and Blantyre following a cholera outbreak, which has killed 595 people so far. Nineteen people had died on New Year's Eve alone. (BBC News)