Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has shelved plans for a referendum on constitutional reforms that have been met with opposition and ignited regular street protests, he said on state television overnight.
The 106 Nigerian schoolgirls no longer in captivity by Boko Haram jihadists fighting against western-style education will all go to university from September, the country's minister for women's affairs said on Friday.
Libyan officials on Thursday said that 135 Nigerian migrants have been repatriated to their country after failing to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursday that a former Islamist rebel who was jailed for wrecking holy sites in Timbuktu was liable for damages of 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million).
A week-long period of national mourning was declared on Wednesday in Sierra Leone for victims of the devastating mudslide that claimed over 400 lives with over 600 still unaccounted for. Flags would fly at half-mast during this period of mourning.
