Hundreds of migrants have been saved after being found floating on a wooden boat off the Libyan coast. The people, mainly from Eritrea, were rescued by Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms. The group included babies and children.
The United Nations envoy in Cairo is discussing the formation of a new government in Libya. The parliament had hinted intentions of moving headquarters from the Libyan city of Tobruk, located in the country's far east, to Benghazi, which the army recently announced freeing from extremists.
A long-time central bank teller who is on the run in Somalia is reported to have deposited fake Somali notes and took U.S. dollars with him. The whereabouts of Muhyadin Mohamed Hassan who was involved in the systematic theft remains unknown.
The Nigerian parents of the missing Chibok girls have stepped up the pressure to Government for the release the girls.
The death in the fighting between the government and the opposition forces in South Sudan has risen. And the opposition leader Riek Machar is reported to have arrived in Khartoum for medical treatment, days after fleeing to the Democratic Republic of Congo following the clashes.
The Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has announced a ceasefire and readiness to engage in talks with the Nigerian government.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made jaws drop once again when he said African Americans should vote for him in November because they have nothing to lose.
The swearing in ceremony of Zambia's president-elect Edgar Lungu has been postponed until the High Court pronounces itself on a petition challenging his victory.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have been encouraged to come up with laws and policies that govern irregular migration as it threatens the national security and well being of migrants themselves.
Nigerian parents of one abducted Chibok girl have identified their daughter in a new video released by Boko Haram. It has revived hopes that more of the kidnapped girls may still come home, more than two years after they were snatched.
