Sudan’s transitional cabinet has backed an initiative by the United Arab Emirates to mediate in a border dispute with Ethiopia, as well as over a controversial large dam built by Addis Ababa on the Blue Nile River.

Eritrean soldiers killed more than 100 civilians in the city of Aksum in Tigray in November last year, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a report published on Wednesday.

With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, Mechatronics engineer Mahmoud el-Koumi is currently carrying outtrials on a self-funded prototype for a remote-controlled robot to assist physicians in running tests on suspected Covid-19 patients.

Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.

For the first time in almost two years, Liverpool's striker Mohamed Salah is back with the Egyptian National Team, as the Pharaohs ready for their Thursday clash with Kenya in the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Nearly six out of every 10 people who have caught Covid-19 in Uganda are from the capital, Kampala and its neighbouring Wakiso District, which, combined, constitute the country’s largest metropolis.

Gambian lawmakers voted to uphold a ban on skin-lightening products after a debate in parliament.

Some 350 dairy cows were left to starve to death at a state-funded farm in South Africa after it was found to no longer be in operation, South African media website News24 reported.