Gabon's military-led government has denied allegations by deposed President Ali Bongo's lawyers that his wife Sylvia and eldest son Noureddin were tortured in custody.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable condition after an emergency surgery, following a “politically motivated” assassination attempt on Wednesday, during which he was shot five times, a government minister said.
Gabon's deposed President Ali Bongo and two of his sons have gone on hunger strike to protest against their alleged subjection to "acts of torture and barbarity", the family's lawyers say.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has suspended a planned levy on electronic banking transactions following widespread public criticism of the scheme, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said.
The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said.
Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their graduation ceremony on Saturday, partly over a speaker's response - the state governor - to campus protests.
Two Boeing 737 passenger planes have been involved in accidents in Senegal and Turkey on takeoff and landing, raising further questions about the aircraft manufacturer’s safety record.
Many Nigerians have condemned the introduction of a new levy on electronic banking transactions, with some saying it will push them back to using cash.
AstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” that target new variants of the virus.
At least six people have died and 48 so far unaccounted for after a multi-story building collapsed Monday afternoon in the South African city of George, officials said Tuesday.