The DA on Wednesday announced that it intends to table a motion to dissolve Parliament on Thursday. This will be a first for a democratic South Africa, and if it succeeds, it will necessitate an early national election.
Zimbabwe's cash-strapped government plans to build a $1 billion university named after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe, the higher education minister said on Wednesday, a move that was quickly cricitised by the opposition as a waste of resources.
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and the nation's opposition chief Afonso Dhlakama met on Sunday for the first time since 2015, a step toward peace after years of instability.
Rihanna is giving bikes to girls in Malawi to help them get an education. It's part of a new partnership between the singer's Clara Lionel Foundation and Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo.
Police arrested a Zambian opposition leader on Thursday and said he would be charged with defaming President Edgar Lungu, an offence that carries a maximum five-year prison term.
South African Stephen McGowan, who was kidnapped by al Qaeda from the Mali tourist town of Timbuktu in 2011, has been released and is back home, foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Thursday.
