Operators of minibuses in South Africa are defying a government directive to reduce passenger capacity.

The former head of Niger's military junta General Salou Djibo will vie for presidency in this year's election.

Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as president of Malawi after winning an election rerun.

Suspected Islamist insurgents attacked a town in the north of Mozambique near billion-dollar gas projects managed by Total and Exxon Mobil early on Saturday morning, police and a security source told Reuters.

Kenya Airways expects to lose over $500m (£405m) this year as a result of business disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Nigerian-British designer Mowalola Ogunlesi will be the design director of Kanye West’s new Yeezy and Gap collaborative venture.

There is no end in sight to the crippling strike by health professionals after nurses in government hospitals Friday remained adamant their industrial action will continue until the government addressed their grievances.

Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has reacted to claims circulating that he's a ritualist due to the movie roles he plays.

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria says cannabis is the most commonly abused drug with an estimated 10.8 per cent of the population said to have used it in 2019.