Mandela's lawyer George Bizos dies aged 92

Renowned South African human rights lawyer George Bizos has died. He was 92 years old.
ECOWAS leaders after a meeting in Burkina Faso
ECOWAS leaders condemn third term bids of some colleagues
Some ECOWAS leaders have criticized the decision of some colleagues to run for third terms.
Newly discovered remains victims of the 1994 genocide were buried last year
Wanted Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Netherlands
Rwanda genocide suspect Charles Ndereyehe was on Tuesday evening arrested by police at his house near Dutch capital's, Amsterdam, his political party has said.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Buhari condemns third-term bids by West African leaders
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to stick to their constitutional term limits.
The junta is yet to respond to the announcement made on Monday
Mali junta given a week to appoint civilian leader
The military junta that ousted Mali's president has been given until 15 September to appoint a civilian leader to lead the transition.
The fallout between President Kenyatta and his deputy has caused division in the ruling party
Kenyan MP arrested for 'demeaning president'
A Kenyan MP was arrested on Monday evening for remarks made against President Uhuru Kenyatta over the weekend, according to local media.
The MP for Mbeere South, Geoffrey King’ang’i was chased out by angry residents
Residents chase out MP over failure to fulfill his pre-election promises
Angry Mbeere South residents who are allegedly tired with their MP’s poor performance and non-implementation of his 2017 pre-election promises chased him out after he showed up at one of the functions in the region unexpectedly.