Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to Nigerian authorities after a series of negotiations. This is the first mass release of the more than 200 girls kidnapped from their school two years ago.

At least 14 people are dead, and another 26 injured after an attack at a Shia shrine in the west of Kabul on Tuesday. The Afghan Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqqi confirmed that the attack was carried out by one person using an automatic rifle and grenade, not the previously suspected three.

Over 200 residents in storm-hit Haiti have contracted cholera prompting the World Health Organisation to send one million vaccine doses to the island.

Sudan held a special event to mark the end of a national dialogue in that country. The Egytian President who has been instrumental in mediating the peace deal in Sudan was also among those in attendance.

Zimbabwean banks have slashed their daily withdrawal limits to 20 USD per day as a five-month cash shortage gets worse.

As a gateway to Europe, Morocco has long been a stop over for refugees from Africa but now the situation has changed. It has become home to many refugees.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to Africa to increase Berlin's traditionally limited influence on the continent.

Nearly 900 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, with aid officials saying up to 90% of some areas destroyed. This is considered the worst humanitarian crisis in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake.

Mining stakeholders in Zimbabwe are calling for the promotion of precious metals to unlock investment in the sector. The Southern Africa nation is facing cash shortages and the unemployment rate is above 80%.

German Ambassador to Namibia Christian Schlage noted that the 26 years since Germany's reunification and Namibia's independence in March 1990 are marked by ever-growing intensity of their bilateral relations, while the prospects for further improvement are promising.