The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is strengthening the sharing of intelligence with revenue collectors in the SADC to disrupt smuggling networks.

Ethiopia's military displayed weapons and equipment it said were captured from Tigrayan forces during recent fighting, as Addis Ababa accused neighbouring Eritrea of supporting insurgents and warned of its right to self-defence on Friday.

US President Donald Trump blamed the midterm elections for a reported three trillion USD wipeout in US stock market value on Friday, joking that the plunge suggested his political opponents performed well.

The Democratic Party walked away victorious in the United States' midterm elections, giving them power to take over both chambers of the US Congress. 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa voted in Johannesburg on Wednesday, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) facing a challenge to its control of major cities in local government elections.

Republicans have lost control of Congress following the United States midterm elections, with Democrats securing majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Uvira in eastern DR Congo on Tuesday to protest against former President Joseph Kabila's new FRN movement, rally behind President Felix Tshisekedi and demand an end to the conflict.

At least six people have been killed, and 10 remain missing after Cyclone Arnab triggered deadly landslides and widespread flooding in India's eastern state of Odisha.

Footage filmed in Kandhamal district on Sunday shows vehicles halted before a damaged bridge as locals survey the destruction.

Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police and broke through barricades in Durban, South Africa, on Friday, as tensions flared over court restrictions on demonstrations organised by the March and March movement.

Displaced residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday expressed hope that President Felix Tshisekedi's participation in the Russia-Africa Summit could open new avenues towards peace.