Isaac Kaledzi

African champions Cameroon cannot qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Yaounde on Monday.

Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set October 17 for the fresh presidential election ordered by the country's Supreme Court after nullifying the August 8 electoral victory of incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Crimes against humanity are being committed in Burundi, according to a United Nations commission of inquiry. Killings, torture, sexual violence, degrading treatment, enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests have been taking place since April 2015, according to the report published Monday.

Officials in Kenya have said that the fire outbreak at a school dormitory that killed 9 teenage girls was started deliberately. Kenya's education minister Fred Matiangi said on Monday that arson was to blame for the incident.

Prince William's wife Kate is expecting their third child, Kensington Palace announced on Monday, adding that she would not be attending a planned engagement due to morning sickness.

Gabon on Sunday announced a ban on opposition leaders, including former top African Union official Jean Ping, from leaving the country in what it said was a "temporary, administrative measure".

The President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has slammed the late Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa blaming him for the economic issues confronting his country.

Four opposition parties in Angola on Sunday called for a recount in last week's general election, alleging "irregularities" during the vote that kept the ruling party in power.

Gold miner Avocet Mining Plc said on Monday it will consider filing for insolvency of its subsidiary Societe des Mines de Belahouro (SMB), which operates the Inata gold mine in Burkina Faso, after the unit’s standstill agreement with its creditors expired.

Wayne Rooney is said to be fighting for his marriage after his devastated wife Coleen stormed out of their marital home amid claims he 'kissed and cuddled' an office worker.