The Gambian government has detained at least 23 soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh for allegedly plotting to revolt against Gambia’s new leader, Adama Barrow.
Liberians are expecting first set of official results from the October 10 presidential election on Thursday after an announcement was delayed on Wednesday.
Seven people, including a police officer, were killed on Wednesday in an attack, attributed to a Rwandan Hutu militia, on a village in Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, local officials said.
An outspoken critic of Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has denied state charges of forgery and inciting insurrection leveled against her when she appeared in court on Wednesday.
A Kenyan high court has ordered the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to include the Presidential candidate of a smaller political party in the October 26 repeat presidential poll.
At least 100 Ghanaian migrants are reported to have joined the terrorist group, the Islamic State in Libya, with Ghana's opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) confirming that the Libyan government has made the disclosure through its attorney general.