Rwanda genocide suspect Charles Ndereyehe has been released after he was arrested on Tuesday evening at his house near Netherlands capital, Amsterdam, his political party has said. The Rwand... Read more

Somalia’s attorney general has appointed a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists. The prosecutor will probe and prosecute “those who carried out killings and maiming of jou... Read more

Zimbabwe has banned mining in all its national parks, reversing a decision to let Chinese firms explore for coal at its famous Hwange game park. The move came after campaigners took the gove... Read more

Delegates of Libya’s rival administrations have met for talks in Morocco two weeks after the two sides declared a ceasefire. Five delegates each met from the UN- recognised government... Read more

China is considering setting up military bases in four African countries, according to a report by the US Department of Defense. Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a... Read more

Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals have embarked on a strike to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doct... Read more

South Africa has dropped to seventh among countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases globally as new cases continue to reduce, official data shows. The US, India, Brazil, Russia,... Read more

Clashes between Mozambican government forces and Islamist insurgents in the northern Cabo Delgado province have forced thousands of fleeing residents to a coronavirus hotspot, according to t... Read more

Zimbabwe’s government plans to hand back “a mere” 37 farms to foreign nationals covered by international agreements, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports. The farms wer... Read more

The jihadist group Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) has said its fighters killed at least 10 Nigerian soldiers in the town of Magumeri in the north-east. Security sources have conf... Read more

Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has demanded $3m (£2.3m) from former finance minister Edith Nawakwi after accusing her of falsely linking him to corruption during th... Read more

The US assistant secretary for African affairs, Tibor Nagy, has held talks with Rwandan ambassador to the US over the arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in a Hollywood film about... Read more

A court in Zimbabwe has released the journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, on bail. He had been in prison since July after being charged with inciting public violence for posting messages in... Read more