South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has said he is not scared of going to prison, days after an investigation found evidence of possible government corruption.

Kenya has deported a South Sudanese rebel spokesman - a registered refugee - back to his war-torn country where he could face detention and abuse at the hands of the Juba government.

Nigeria's Judicial Council has suspended seven senior judges, who are being investigated for corruption.

The Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the international criminal court, accusing the tribunal of the “persecution and humiliation of people of colour, especially Africans”.

Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bribing witnesses.

The son of renowned Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed more than 20 years ago, has died in London.

An internet romance scam took an unexpected turn, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

Millions of children across Africa suffer from malnutrition - one way to tackle this is a special type of sweet potato that can deliver an extra vitamin hit which is being developed in Uganda.

The public opprobrium between President Buhari and his wife must be of interest to any student of politics for three reasons. If I am not too young, this is possibly the first time a first lady is not “protecting” her husband in harsh times in an African country.

Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s has warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu on Thursday confirmed through a statement made available to journalist that 21 of the over 200 girls abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014 have been released.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has defended a raid on some senior judges by the security agency, saying it was a "surgical operation" aimed at tackling corruption. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised cash and military vehicles on Monday to help Niger fight human traffickers and militant Islamists, trying to bolster a country that is a key staging post for migrants trying to reach Europe.

Ethiopia's government on Monday blamed Egypt for supporting outlawed rebels and forcing the declaration of the country's first state of emergency in a quarter-century as widespread anti-government protests continue.

One of South Africa's top universities descended into violence on Monday, with police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at stone-throwing students who are locked in a bitter national dispute with administrators and the government over demonstrators' demands for free education.