Withdrawal limits as Zimbabwe releases new currency/in /by
The highest denomination of the new currency, known as Zimbabwe Gold or ZiG, will be the 200 ZiG note, valued at approximately $15.
Kenya Airways stops flights to DR Congo amid row over detained staff/in /by
The two employees who are based at the airline's airport office in Kinshasa were arrested nearly two weeks ago on accusations of failing to produce documentation for sensitive cargo, Kenya Airways said
Nigerians pick sides as Wizkid and Davido clash online/in /by
The rivalry between these two afrobeat superstars, each commanding millions of followers globally, has divided Nigerian music enthusiasts into fervent camps: "Team Wizkid" or "Team Davido".
Two stray lions transferred from the Netherlands to South Africa/in /by
Nikola had been found in Montenegro and Vasylyna in Ukraine.
Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Beirut/in /by
Leaked photographs of the son of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements.
Dam collapses in western Kenya, killing at least 45/in /by
The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed and water spilled downstream, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees
Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate/in /by
Malian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a leader of Islamic State in West Africa, during a big operation in the north of Menaka.
South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, ‘The Rose of Soweto,’ dies aged 57/in /by
Thobela, known as "The Rose of Soweto" where he grew up, died in his Johannesburg apartment after battling an undisclosed illness.
Bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia/in /by
The bomb, which exploded in El Wak town in Mandera County, near the border with Somalia, wounded five other people.
Malaria: The plight of residents of low-income neighbourhoods/in /by
Ponds of dirty water on the streets of Makoko, an informal neighborhood in Lagos, and a lack of decent living conditions provide ideal breeding conditions for malaria-spreading mosquitoes. Globally, malaria cases are on the rise.