Africa
Angola flood death toll rises to 24
The hours-long storm pounded the coastal city on Monday, triggering flash floods that brought down buildings and swept away trees and cars.
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Nigeria senate approves govt's $2.7 bn loan requests
The lawmakers on Wednesday said in a report they approved external borrowing for $1.5 billion and 995 million euros from the World Bank, the Export-Import Bank of Brazil and Deutsche Bank.
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Egypt to produce 40 million doses of Sputnik V jab
It was the first partnership for the production of Sputnik V in the Middle East and North Africa, Minapharm said in a joint statement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
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France worried about Chad's stability after Deby's death
The announcement Tuesday of president Idriss Deby Itno's death from battlefield wounds plunged Chad into uncertainty and alarmed Western leaders who saw him as a key ally in the restless region.
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Gunmen kill university staffer, kidnap students in north Nigeria
It was not immediately clear how many students had been abducted from Greenfield University during the Tuesday night attack and one official said they were still conducting a headcount.
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Lesotho PM faces ouster after ruling party break-up
Moeketsi Majoro took power in May last year following the dramatic departure of his predecessor Thomas Thabane, who resigned amid allegations that he conspired to murder his wife in 2017.
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Deby's son named 'president of the republic' of Chad
It said General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, 37, who on Tuesday was named transitional leader as head of a military council following his father's death, will "occupy the functions of the president of the republic" and also serve as head of the armed forces.
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Ramaphosa saddened by Chad President Idriss Déby's death
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to Idriss Déby's family, government and the people of Chad.
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Chad's new strongman emerges from father's shadow
In the aftermath of the death of president Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the poor Sahel country with an iron fist for three decades, his 37-year-old son has quickly emerged as the new strongman.
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Flash floods kill 14, displace 8,000 in Angolan capital
Citing the spokesman for the national civil protection agency Faustino Mingues, news agency Angpop said most of the victims were either crushed by debris or electrocuted.
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Zim govt to launch COVID vaccination campaign in Beitbridge town
The government is targeting 26,000 people in Beitbridge, and 25,000 in Plumtree on the border with Botswana.
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Holding on to power: Africa's longest-serving leaders
Here are some of Africa's other longest-serving leaders, some of whom change the constitution, crush the opposition and use fear and violence to maintain their grip on power.
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Chad's president Deby dies after fighting rebels on battlefield: army
The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office.
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Raul Castro: Cuba's pragmatist who emerged from Fidel's shadow
When his charismatic older brother handed over the presidency in 2006 due to illness, Raul, more used to the back stage, was reluctantly forced out into the spotlight.
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DR Congo launches AstraZeneca vaccine drive
Distrust of the vaccine is commonplace in the DR Congo, where conspiracy theories are widely shared on social media.
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Blocked by YouTube over 'curing' gays, Nigerian pastor speaks up
The founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, a Christian megachurch in Lagos, is one of Africa's most influential preachers with a large following on TV and social media.
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Malawi president fires minister over COVID-19 funds
In a televised address to the nation, Chakwera said the minister was named in an audit report as having listed the funds in his allowances for the travel to South Africa.
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Chad's army says rebel column in the north 'destroyed'
Last Sunday, members of the Force for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebel force group, said they had captured garrisons near Chad's northern borders with Niger and Libya 'without resistance'.
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Eritrea says troops in Ethiopia's Tigray, vows pullout
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray in November to disarm and detain leaders of the region's once dominant political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
