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The President of the Gambia Adama Barrow has announced a moratorium on death penalty as the country begins rebuilding its human rights records after the exit of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh.

South Africa will face “tough decisions” as it works to repair its economy after years of stagnation, new President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a sober address on Friday that sought to draw a line under the turbulent rule of his predecessor Jacob Zuma.

Three suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a market in Nigeria killing at least 19 people in the north-eastern part of the country.

A state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just a day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his resignation.

Zimbabwean anti-corruption investigators said on Friday they had arrested a university professor over the suspected fraudulent awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging doctors and medical officials to give women enough time to give birth to avoid many complications.

Moammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for decades with strong hand and was hated by many including the western world but for some at the same time, he brought development and stability to his country.

The United Kingdom has announced plans to deport at least 2,500 Zimbabweans living illegally in that country. 

Forcing Jacob Zuma and other corrupt presidents to resign is a lazy approach to tackling the problem of bribery and corruption in Africa:

Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the South African parliament after his election on Thursday following the decision of Jacob Zuma to resigned on Wednesday.