Lawyers representing the Ever Given's owner said the ship should have also been chaperoned by at least two tug boats, "but this didn't happen."

The prime minister of Tunisia, which is struggling with a deep economic crisis, has called for a relaunch of economic cooperation with Libya at the start of a two-day visit.

Lava from a volcano that erupted in Democratic Republic of Congo is reaching the airport in Goma, a volcanologist has said.

The company will enter a commitment of creating 1.1 million jobs in 10 years and cover the country with a 4G service by 2023.

Nigeria’s economic growth quickened in the first quarter as oil output started to recover and manufacturing production increased for the first time in a year.

Vodafone’s consortium, which includes Safaricom of Kenya and the UK carrier’s South African unit Vodacom Group, submitted a bid of $850 million (R11.8bn).

Cameroon government auditors have alleged ministries and state bodies misappropriated and mismanaged funds from a $338 million national coronavirus response plan, according to a purported leaked summary of their report shared widely

Nigeria's army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru died in a plane crash on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, three military sources told Reuters.

Covax, the Covid-19 vaccine acquisition alliance, on which most African countries are reliant, has struck a deal with Johnson & Johnson.

Zimbabwe's new foreign minister arrived in South Africa, his first official visit here since taking up his position.

One person was killed and several others injured in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan after a fake news video on social media provoked attacks on Niger nationals in the city.

Africa's dilemma highlights the vast inequality between rich nations, who were able to corner vaccine supplies early on, and poor countries dependent upon COVAX and donations.

This should have been a promising year for Africa in its plans for an economic recovery. Instead, a lack of access to vaccines threatens to make things worse.

Kenya's health ministry said it is in talks with vaccine manufacturers such as Johnson and Johnson as it seeks alternatives to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot after shipment delays of the drug from India.

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3 419 488 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources have said.

Zimbabwe has detected the first cases of the new coronavirus variant that emerged in India, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said, adding that all travellers from the Asian nation would be required to undergo mandatory quarantine.

The destruction of 19 610 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine was a publicised event.

Unidentified assailants killed 15 people who were gathered for a baptism at a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said.

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3 406 803 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.