Three constituencies in Zambia will not have their parliamentary elections on 12 August as the electoral commission has called for fresh nominations. The nominations calls come after one par... Read more

The Ethiopian army has denied that civilians were killed in the airstrike at Togoga village outside Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. The army’s spokesperson Col Getnet Adane told journalists on Th... Read more

A preliminary compensation deal has been reached between the Egyptian authorities and the owners and insurers of the giant ship that blocked the Suez canal earlier this year. The owners and... Read more

Former Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro has rejected a verdict that sent him to prison for life. “I totally reject these unfair verdicts, which have been handed down in violation... Read more

Ten members of the same family in western Nigeria’s state of Kwara have died after drinking a herbal concoction as traditional medicine, the police say. The incident happened in the village... Read more

South Africa opera singer Pretty Yende has thanked fans for their support after being subjected to what she called “outrageous racial discrimination” by French immigration authorities. In a... Read more

The former president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been jailed by a judge in charge of a corruption investigation. He’d previously been under house arrest. Mr Aziz, who l... Read more

The family of a South African man whose girlfriend reportedly gave birth to 10 babies last week concluded in a statement released Tuesday that they do not exist until proven otherwise. ... Read more

A West African court has ordered the Nigerian authorities not to prosecute people for using Twitter while it considers a suit seeking to overturn a ban on its use. The Ecowas Court of Justic... Read more

The formation of a unified national army is a “critical element” in South Sudan’s transition to peace, head of the UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicolas Haysom has said. Mr... Read more

The European Union is in the process of removing financial restrictions on Burundi, the president’s office has said. The decision to lift the ban on restrictions was communicated to Burundi’... Read more

Zambian health authorities have expressed concern over rising coronavirus-related deaths, as the country continues to battle a third wave of the infections. Health Permanent Secretary Dr Ken... Read more

Malawi’s former ruling party turned opposition wants last year’s election nullified saying it was presided over by an electoral management body that was illegally constituted. The Demo... Read more

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and a key figure in its independence struggle, has died at the age of 97, his family has confirmed. Kaunda was admitted to a hospital in the ca... Read more