Nigeria: Protesters storm court as legal challenge opens against presidential election result/in /by
"We are here calling on the judiciary to give Nigerians justice. The judiciary should look at the merit of the cases presented before them, following the Nigerian constitution and the electoral act, and give Nigerians justice." Orngu Angwu, protest leader
Sudan: At least 481 civilians killed since fighting began/in /by
"UNHCR is identifying sites far from here, at least 50 kilometres from here, to relocate people from the border so that the risk of insecurity, at least, is resolved, but also provide assistance to them." Brice Degla, UNHCR senior emergency coordinator in Chad
Soweto Fashion Week ends with a celebration of South African design/in /by
For three days the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani hosted the 12th edition of the Soweto Fashion Week
Death toll from the floods in eastern DRC reaches nearly 400/in /by
Last week's heavy rains in eastern DRC caused rivers to overflow engulfing villages and killing scores of people
Arab League votes unanimously to re-admit Syria/in /by
After an absence that lasted more than a decade, on Sunday the Arab League voted unanimously to re-admit Syria into the organization
Zimbabwe: novelist acquitted on appeal for protesting/in /by
Best-selling Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga was acquitted on appeal on Monday of charges of "incitement to violence" for silently protesting with a sign in the empty streets of Harare during the 2020 lockdown.
Turnout at SA Air Force Museum show surpasses record since inception/in /by
The annual air show by the SA Airforce is back after a three year hiatus. Aviation enthusiasts from the young to the young at heart flocked to the Air Force Base Swartkop in Centurion.
Zimbabwe: discovery of a hydrocarbon deposit/in /by
The Australian oil company Invictus Energy announced Monday the discovery of a hydrocarbon deposit in the north of Zimbabwe, a country which suffers from massive energy cuts.
Zimbabwe introduces digital currency backed by gold/in /by
The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a gold-backed digital currency aimed at stabilizing the Zimbabwean dollar and protect people from currency volatility
Nigeria court hears opposition’s presidential vote challenge/in /by
A Nigerian court on Monday began its hearing on separate suits filed by the opposition to challenge the incumbent party's victory in the country's presidential election.