Africa
OBITUARY: Kenneth Kaunda, a great African icon and patriot
Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has passed away at the age of 97.
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IMF forecasts solid growth for Zimbabwe economy
The Fund's optimistic forecast was released after Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube aimed for punchy 7.8% growth following years of contraction.
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Zambia's former President Kenneth Kaunda (97) passes away
This is after he was admitted to the Maina Soko Military Hospital in Lusaka earlier this week.
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Ethiopia's PM Abiy: From peace prize to grinding war
In an April speech Abiy Ahmed told supporters, in his trademark folksy language, that while Ethiopia might seem riven by crises, the real problem was one of perception.
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WHO Africa says the continent is in the midst of a full-blown COVID third wave
Five million Africans have contracted the disease, with 136,000 having lost their lives so far.
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Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo heads home after war crimes acquittal
The 76-year-old's homecoming will be a key test of stability in Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer and the wealthiest country in francophone West Africa.
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Botswana says found world's 'third largest' diamond
The stone, found on 1 June, was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi in the capital Gaborone.
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DR Congo court cuts jail term for ex-presidential aide
Vital Kamerhe, 62, who was also a former speaker of the National Assembly, was sentenced last June for embezzling nearly $50 million of public funds.
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Nightclubs shut as DR Congo hit by third COVID-19 wave
The surge in COVID-19 has also forced the authorities to postpone a tribute to Patrice Lumumba, a revolutionary figure who helped steer the former Belgian Congo to independence.
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Zambia's ex-leader Kaunda, 97, being treated for pneumonia: aide
His administrative assistant Rodrick Ngolo told AFP, dispelling rumours that the nonagenarian had contracted the coronavirus.
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Ethiopia prepares to vote as famine stalks Tigray
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, appointed in 2018 after years of anti-government unrest, craves a popular mandate through competitive elections to cement a promised democratic rebirth in Africa's second-most populous nation.
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In test for Ivory Coast, controversial ex-president Gbagbo heading home
Gbagbo was ousted in April 2011 after a war sparked by his refusal to accept electoral defeat at the hands of Alassane Ouattara, the current president.
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UN calls for free, fair Mali polls minus coup leaders
The volatile west African nation has announced a new government with army figures in key roles, in the wake of an internationally condemned coup led by Colonel Assimi Goita last month.
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Kenya to reopen Mogadishu embassy 'as soon as possible'
Ties between the countries were severed on December 15 after Kenya hosted the leadership of Somaliland, a breakaway state not recognised by the central government in Mogadishu.
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Volcanologists take the pulse of DR Congo's temperamental volcano
Four experts from DR Congo's Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) took the trail last week to get a closer look at Nyiragongo, which briefly flared into life on May 22.
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Zambian govt calls for prayers as ex-president Kenneth Kaunda hospitalised
According to a short statement released by his office, the 97-year-old former statesman has not been feeling well and requested Zambians and the international community for prayers.
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Zambia president suffers dizzy spell at public event
Lungu, who is campaigning for re-election in August, had been attending a defence forces Commemoration Day event, which was brought to a swift end.
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Pope offers prayers for famine-hit Tigray
The UN has said that over 90% of the more than five million people in the Tigray region need emergency food aid, and has urgently appealed for more than $200 million to scale up its response.
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CAR president names new PM after government resigns
Reputedly close to President Faustin Archange Touadera, the new PM is also known for having a good knowledge of international finance and aid programmes, vital for the second least-developed country in the world, according to the UN.
