Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in the Presidential Election results announced so far. 

In a move aimed at strengthening national ownership and support for the implementation of transboundary conservation, the SADC region is advancing transfrontier cooperation on environment and natural resource management.     

Mali's transitional president Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon to French national Yann Vezilier, two months after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison over an alleged plot to destabilise the military-led government.

Traffic fines amounting to over N$200,000 have been collected during Operation ZAKAWE in the Kavango East, Kavango West, and Zambezi regions between 03 and 12 August.

Counting of ballots is underway in Zambia following successfully holding general polls on Thursday.

The day started on a good note as people lined up to cast their votes.

President Hakainde Hichilema and his family joined the queue to cast his vote.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has implored young people to act as nation-builders, problem solvers and innovators driving sustainable development.

Victims and community representatives affected by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) marched to Parliament in Nairobi on Wednesday, demanding accountability over alleged abuses.

Protesters marched with placards before submitting a petition, as security officers monitored the demonstration.

Migrants stranded in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta are building makeshift camps along the beach as overcrowded reception centres struggle to cope with the latest migration crisis.

A reported gold discovery in Kenya's West Pokot County has sparked a rush to Cheparor village, drawing fortune seekers hoping to turn what lies beneath the soil into a new source of income.
 

Chadian health teams are stepping up efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 13 people and infected 239, with response teams going door to door to disinfect homes and curb transmission.