A house belonging to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila has been burnt in an attack suspected to have been carried out by a militia group in the country.
The former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is to be treated well by his country’s new president despite his exit from power after a military takeover.
A prominent Anglican Archbishop in South Africa, Thabo Makgoba has called for the replacement of Jacob Zuma as president and has urged the newly elected leadership of the ANC "to act quickly and decisively".
The army commander who led the military takeover in Zimbabwe forcing Robert Mugabe to resign last month has now been named the deputy president of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
Another attempt to stop the December 26 presidential run-off poll in Liberia has failed after the country’s Supreme Court dismissed a request by the governing Unity Party to halt the election.
The former leader of The Gambia, Yahya Jammah has been sanctioned by the United States of America as part of measures being taken by the Trump administration against corrupt individuals.
The opposition in Uganda has vowed to mount a challenge to the decision by the country’s parliament to vote to remove the presidential age limit provision in its constitution.
Cyril Ramaphosa who is now the leader of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) has told party supporters he would fight corruption as a major priority.
