A Congolese humanitarian worker, kidnapped at the weekend in the troubled east of Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group that killed two of his colleagues, has been freed, his NGO said on Tuesday.
The Nigerian army has said that some of the schoolgirls missing after a militant attack on a girls’ boarding school in the Yobe state of Nigeria have been rescued.
During his 93rd birthday, the nation was forced to standstill and mark a lavish birthday party in his honour. Months after his exit from power, Robert Mugabe is celebrating his 94th birthday but without any lavish celebrations.
Heads of State from the Economic Community of West Africa States ECOWAS are meeting in Accra on Wednesday in a bid to fast track processes towards meeting the 2020 target for the introduction of a single currency ECO.
Farming employs the majority of people in most African countries and the agricultural sector provides the backbone to the economy in many of these countries.
The late opposition leader of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai was laid to rest on Tuesday in his home town of Buhera witnessed by his supporters, diplomats and some senior representatives of the ruling Zanu PF party.
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to heal the painful history of the country especially when it comes to the economic challenges and the country's land distribution policy which has left many black South Africans in poverty.
