Journalists in Somalia are reporting that the government has impounded a plane carrying an unspecified amount of money, even though some reports put the amount at $13 million cash.
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country's Supreme Court has ruled.
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said the attack on the judiciary by the interior cabinet secretary, Fred Matiang’i goes against the spirit of the deal he made with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Kenyan government has insisted that it did not deport opposition lawyer Miguna Miguna, following last week’s standoff at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi.
The South African government has announced a state funeral for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a former wife of the country’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.
China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine after US President Donald Trump raised duties on foreign steel and aluminum imports earlier in March.