A photograph of a Zambian minister kneeling in front of the country's president, Edgar Lungu has surfaced online with many wondering what might have necessitated such a situation. 

Three foreign oil workers seized by rebels earlier this month in South Sudan have arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, following their release from captivity.

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sacked Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan from his cabinet.

Mortuary attendants at the Gakwegori Funeral Home in Kenya were left shocked when a pastor stormed the mortuary to resurrect his dead wife.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has not attended the funeral of veteran anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada at the request of his family.

Tanzanian rapper Emmanuel Elibariki, known as Nay wa Mitego, has been arrested for releasing a song deemed insulting to the government.

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say.

Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, the UN says, in the deadliest single incident for humanitarians since the country's civil war began.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed from detention, six years after being overthrown.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked Information Minister Nape Nnauye on Thursday morning without notice.

Kenya's Treasury is launching a new government bond called M-Akiba, aimed at small investors who will be able to purchase the bonds via their mobile phone at a low cost.