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Zimbabwe politician Roy Bennett, wife die in US helicopter crash
Zimbabweans have been expressing their sadness on social media over the death of Roy and Heather Bennett.
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Sudanese authorities detain Reuters, AFP reporters in Khartoum
Reuters last had contact with its stringer early on Wednesday before he went to report on the demonstrations, which resulted in clashes between police and protesters.
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Suspected Boko Haram attack in Niger kills at least four soldiers
The attack took place on Wednesday evening in the village of Toumour, near Lake Chad and the Nigerian border, in an area plagued by attacks by the Islamist militant group.
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Volkswagen to start Rwanda car assembly in May
The company said it planned to spend $20 million to start developing the assembly plant and ride-hailing service - part of a push into sub-Saharan Africa.
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Guinea faith healer held after feeding congregants fake pregnancy concoctions
At least 700 women were conned by faith healer N’na Fanta Camara. She fed them herbs and spices and she warned them against seeing doctors.
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Nigeria's Buhari doesn't know if he will seek re-election
Buhari was elected in 2015 but spent much of 2017 in Britain being treated for an undisclosed ailment that left him visibly weakened.
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Kidnappers abduct 2 Americans, 2 Canadians in Nigeria; 2 police killed
Kidnappings are rife in Nigeria, where domestic security is weak, though they overwhelmingly target other Nigerians. However, abductions of foreigners are not uncommon.
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Africa needs $130bn for infrastructure development annually - AfDB
The African Development Bank has revised previous estimates by more than 30% in its African Economic Outlook report for this year.
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SAA to resume flights to Mauritius when it is safe to do so
The national carrier has cancelled all flights between OR Tambo International Airport and Mauritius due to adverse weather conditions associated with a cyclone.
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Mnangagwa says Zim to hold elections in four to five months
Mnangagwa, who took over after Mugabe was forced to resign in November following a defacto military coup, was speaking during an official trip to Mozambique, the official 'Herald' newspaper reported.
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Zim poacher gets 10 years for killing 2 black rhino
The 44-year-old poacher, Godknows Mashame, shot and killed two black rhino on Christmas Eve in 2016.
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Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 12 in Nigeria
Two bombers struck a market in the Muna Garage area on the outskirts of Maiduguri late on Wednesday afternoon.
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De Beers diamond venture to lay off at least 130 in Namibia
Shavuka Mbidhi, from the Mineworkers Union of Namibia’s Oranjemund branch, said the diamond miner had written to staff offering voluntary redundancies.
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3 Zimbabweans in SA, UK to fight for right to vote in diaspora
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights says the electoral laws state that only Zimbabweans resident in the country can vote, and it wants those regulations declared unconstitutional.
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Museveni accuses UN of 'preserving terrorism' in eastern Congo
The Ugandan leader levelled the criticism in a statement after meeting UN officials investigating an ambush of peacekeepers in eastern Congo last month that left 15 dead and 53 wounded.
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Minister: Zimbabwe on high alert amid fears of bloodshed
'Newsday' is reporting that Zimbabwe’s Home Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu made the comments after former minister Jonathan Moyo, who was Grace Mugabe’s ally, warned of bloodshed.
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Zimbabwe on high alert for cholera outbreak
The warning comes after 200 new cases of typhoid resurfaced in Harare’s suburbs.
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Seven African migrants die trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands
The number of migrants arriving in Spain by sea from North Africa doubled in 2017 from the year before, as thousands try to flee from conflicts in Africa and the Middle East.
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[OPINION] Africa should respond to Trump by taking moral high ground
The Trump administration's incompetence makes it difficult for African countries to engage Washington in seeking meaningful explanations, much less substantive negotiations.
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Magistrates dismiss sex abuse case against French soldiers in Africa
Paris prosecutors called last year for the case to be dismissed because some of the testimony was deemed inconsistent and some elements could not be confirmed, even if they could not exclude that abuses took place.
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Zim govt to set up 10 special courts to fight corruption
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given corrupt officials until the end of next month to return money illegally stashed abroad.
