Former president of South Africa,Jacob Zuma on Friday told a crowd of his supporters who gathered outside a Durban high court for his corruption case that he is innocent of the charges he is facing.
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo on Thursday defended his government's decision to agree to a deal to host U.S troops in the West African nation.
Lassa fever has killed 142 people in Nigeria since the start of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday, reporting a rise of 32 fatalities in a month.
French and Malian troops killed about 30 Islamist insurgents during a gunbattle in a region near the border with Niger, where Islamic State are known to be active, the French army said on Thursday.
Thousands of supporters of former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma are expected to mass-up at the Durban High Court on Friday as the former leader begins his corruption trial.
Ghana plans to review its process for granting corporate tax exemptions to mining and oil companies as part of measures to eliminate fraud and boost revenues, its vice president said on Wednesday.
A former military leader and opposition candidate in Sierra Leone's highly contested presidential run-off election, Julius Maada Bio has been sworn in as new president of the country.
African Migrants seeking refuge in Israel are facing possible removal from the Middle East African country after a deal with the United Nations for their resettlement was canceled.
