A mission from the Southern African Development Community will return to Eswatini. Pro-democracy groups criticised the mission's weekend visit for failing to meet with them.

Facebook and Africa’s largest fibre company, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, are extending their reach on the continent by laying 2 000km of fibre in the DRC.

Nearly 150 people have been hospitalised after swimming in seawater suspected to have been polluted at Tenes in north western Algeria.

At least 14 civilians have been killed in fresh violence in north east Democratic Republic of Congo and eight others suspected of collaborating with a notorious armed group have been lynched.

More than 60 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been lost at sea off Tunisia, after two Europe-bound vessels sank, local authorities and the Red Crescent have said.

Africa has suffered a record number of coronavirus cases over the past week, registering over 36 000 new infections per day, according to an AFP count based on official figures.

News24 has appointed seasoned journalist Lynsey Chutel to head up its Africa desk.

Two New Frame journalists from South Africa, who were covering protests in eSwatini and reported murders of citizens, were allegedly detained, assaulted and tortured by security forces.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his government could easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster a period of "silence" in the country's war-hit Tigray region.

Ivory Coast is starting construction this month of a tower in its commercial capital, which is set to become Africa’s tallest building.

Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in north western Nigeria, a school official said.

'It was surprising, it was heartbreaking because their trip here had urgency because people are dying,' a pro-democracy parliamentarian has said.

Gunmen kidnapped up to eight people, including the one-year-old child of a nurse, from a hospital's staff residential quarters in northwest Nigeria, while assailants simultaneously attacked a nearby police station.

A doctor said Anglo American was aware of the danger lead poisoning posed to employees and commissioned a study into its impact in a community close to a Zambian mine where he worked.

A delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met with the eSwatini government on Sunday, amid ongoing deadly protests.

Sudan has called for a ceasefire and dialogue in neighbouring Ethiopia, warning of regional instability, as fighting intensified in war-hit Tigray region across the border.

After years of war in Libya, Tunisian traders have celebrated the reopening of the border with their oil-rich North African neighbour as a positive sign.

South African cellular network giants MTN has confirmed that it has been taken to court in eSwatini to force it to restore internet in the country.

Dozens also injured after the attacker targets a tea shop in the Somali capital.

Zimbabwean tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei used connections with government leaders and central bank officials to gain access to hard currency and shield assets from the US Treasury, according to a report by a private anti-corruption group.