The self-declared republic of Somaliland's government has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning female genital mutilation and promising to punish violators, the Voice of America's news site reports.
The only surviving member of the extremist group that carried out the 2015 Paris terror attacks has refused to answer questions as he appeared in court in Brussels for the first time since his capture nearly two years ago.
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila will not contest in elections when they are next held, the information minister Lambert Mende has told the voice of America channel.
The United Nations has criticised the government of Kenya for keeping three independent television stations off the air, despite a court ruling ordering the state to lift the suspension.
Twenty-eight Russian athletes who were banned from the Olympics for life have had their suspensions overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS.
The US Democratic Party members have worn kente on their official dresses in solidarity with Africans and in protest against Donald Trump’s comment describing Haiti and Africa as a “shitholeâ€.
Israel is hiring civilian "immigration inspectors" to crack down on "illegal aliens and their employers ," marking a turning point in the Middle Eastern nation's relationship with migrants and refugees.
