Tullow Oil has agreed to sell its assets in Uganda to the French energy giant Total for $575m (£465m).

Kenya look likely to be expelled from the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers before a game is played, having told the BBC they do not have the funds to meet a payment deadline - the result of which will be their immediate exclusion from the competition.

A Lebanese, identified as Mr. Wael Jerro, who offered to sell a Nigerian woman for $1,000 on Facebook has been arrested by the Lebanese government.

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has officially launched a medicine he believes can prevent and cure patients suffering from COVID-19.

Kumawood actress, Benedicta Gafah seems unperturbed by allegations levelled against her by politician and businessman Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.

Paa Kwesi Anamuah Sakyi, Executive Director for the Institute of Energy Security (IES(, has said oil producers in Ghana would have to shut down or they also have to be prepared to sell at a lower cost, due to the COVID-19.

Police in Kano have arrested 30 footballers who organised and played several matches despite an ongoing lockdown to help deal with the spread of coronavirus, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.

Cameroon has acknowledged the army’s role in the killings of civilians -- including children and women in the country's Northwest Region, according to an official report.

With skyrocketing prices of food items resulting from COVID-19 pandemic gari has emerged as the food item in highest demand, especially among low-income workers in Sokoto.