Nigeria's largest airline, Arik Air, has been shut down by angry workers, who are accusing the management of failing to reinstate sacked colleagues, local media report.
At least six people have died in Burundi in a night of torrential rain and flooding that triggered landslides and caused widespread damage, the government said on Friday.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country today [Friday], March 10, 2017 after his extended medical leave in the UK, the presidency has said.
Democratic Republic of Congo's largest opposition party said it expelled one of its leaders on Saturday amid infighting that weakens its effort to force President Joseph Kabila to stick to a deal to step down after an election this year.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was Thursday acquitted of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule.
Every city one travels across Africa, whether it be Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, or Addis Ababa, the sight of Somalian refugees has become as good as a part of that city’s infrastructure.
Thousands of people are expected at the main stadium in the Gambian capital of Banjul as new President Adama Barrow gets inaugurated formally alongside the 52nd independence anniversary celebrations.
