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.
The two political activists in Kenya prevented from travelling abroad after the government said it has not been formally alerted by the court to reinstate their passports have now been allowed to travel.
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.
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.
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.