Thousands of South Africans from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday marched across various cities as part of a nationwide strike against corruption and President Jacob Zuma.
Several Togolese have fled their country into neighboring Ghana as they escape security crackdown following continuous protests by the opposition seeking an end to the Gnassingbe dynasty.
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said judges had ordered former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo to remain in detention during his war crimes trial.
The new president of Angola Joao Lourenco on Tuesday was sworn in at a ceremony in the country's capital Luanda after his ruling party, the MPLA won general elections last month.
Police in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday fired tear gas to disperse rioting demonstrators from the opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) who gathered outside the country's electoral commission building.
The Rwandan women’s activist Diane Shima Rwigara who is a critic of President Paul Kagame is now facing treason charges after her latest arrest on Friday by police in Rwanda.
Hundreds of Nigerians who have been displaced by Boko Haram insurgency have staged a protest on the streets of Maiduguri over food shortages and poor conditions in their refugee camp.
The chief prosecutor of Kenya is to investigate the conduct of the country's August 8 elections after the Supreme Court by majority decision annulled the results and ordered fresh presidential election.
A Ugandan court has suspended a clerk for wearing " a very short and tight dress" to work. The court considers the action of the worker a breach of the country's strict dress code for public sector workers.
