Heavy rains in Luanda have triggered a humanitarian crisis, leaving at least 30 dead and hundreds homeless as flooding devastated the municipalities of Cazenga, Viana, and Kilamba Kiaxi.

Locals in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) questioned their government's decision to agree to receive 'third-country' deportees from the US, raising concerns over the 'fragile' security conditions in the war-torn country.

Footage captured on Monday shows general views of the streets of Goma.

At least three people were killed, and dozens were injured after a three-storey building used as a temporary church collapsed within a school compound in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday.

The spokesperson for the National Security Commission of Iran, Ebrahim Rezaei, admitted the normal functioning of the oil export sector after his visit to Kharg Island.

The exact date and location of the footage cannot be independently verified.

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has closed down four radio stations for interfering with aircraft communication and navigation systems. 

This follows a comprehensive assessment conducted in conjunction with the Zambia Civil Aviation Authority (ZCAA).

Botswana is expediting the leasing of coastal storage facilities in Namibia and Mozambique to diversify supply routes for petroleum products.

The move aims to mitigate supply disruptions in the neighbouring country.

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution recognising slavery as one of the gravest crimes against humanity.

This comes after Ghana’s President, John Mahama, proposed the resolution at the Assembly, seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.

Kinshasa residents described the struggle to fill up their vehicles and motorcycles, saying they were being forced onto the black market as pump shortages worsened and the fallout from Trump's Iran war deepened Africa's fuel crisis.

There are important lessons that Botswana can draw from Namibia and Morocco, as the country seeks to create a tax system that is not only technically sound but also fair, efficient and aligned with the aspirations of its people.

It is still uncertain when the remains of Zambia's former president, Edgar Lungu, will be buried.
Lungu died nine months ago, and the burial process has been delayed due to court battles between the family and the government.