Kenyan academic leads marking of inaugural African Languages week
AU Commission says the objective of the event is to increase awareness and appreciation of African languages
Africa
River sweeps away VIP entourage in Mozambique
4 vehicles in an entourage of Tete governor, the city’s mayor and other staff were swept away.
Uganda floods kill nine including a child
Eight of the bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday afternoon.
BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched
The winner will spend 3 months at BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and experience.
Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo
They killed at least 12 civilians, burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages.
Malawian President dissolves cabinet on corruption row
Nearly early three-quarters of Malawians live on less than $2 a day.
Burkina Faso crowd celebrates West Africa's latest coup
The crowd gathered in Ouagadougou's national square to play live music and dance.
SA corruption probe flags Covid contracts worth $137 million
The 2.1 billion rand of contracts under suspicion have been enrolled in the Special Tribunal.
Video of vaccines being destroyed in Nigeria recirculates in misleading posts
Some posts praised Nigeria for being "wiser" than South Korea and other Western countries.
Uganda issues directive to allow pregnant students back
The Covid-19 pandemic left over 354,736 school girls impregnated in 2020.
Mali asks Denmark to withdraw troops deployed there
Mali government said the deployment took place without its consent.
US condemns detention of Burkina Faso President Roch Kaboré
On Monday, Burkina Faso military said it had seized power and overthrown Kaboré.
Malawi president fires cabinet amid graft concerns
Chakwera was elected in 2020 promising to fight corruption.
Burkina Faso military says it has seized power
Mr Kaboré faced growing discontent over his failure to stem an Islamist insurgency.
Afcon: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium
Match officials were quoted saying that some 50,000 people were trying to attend.
Senegal's ruling party loses key cities in local elections
The West African country voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday.
Sudan deputy leader on rare visit to Ethiopia
There have been sporadic deadly clashes between the two sides in recent years.
Burkina Faso president reportedly detained by military
The government, however, denied suggestions of a military coup or that the president was under arrest
Prosecutor seeks life sentence for convicted 'Hotel Rwanda' hero
Rusesabagina highlighted what he described as 'abuses by Kagame's government'
Uganda's president seeks to boost trade, rein in borrowing
Uganda's trade push follows several years of reduced Chinese lending.