Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate release.

Niger began distributing more than four million mosquito nets to fight malaria, which killed more than 5 000 people last year.

A chief in Zimbabwe has ordered the exhumation and reburial of Robert Mugabe's remains at the national heroes' shrine in Harare.

Mali's interim government has appointed new ministers with army figures retaining key portfolios despite growing criticism over their role.

Hundreds of protesters partially blocked a highway into Nigeria's capital Abuja after residents reported a spate of kidnappings in the area.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is aware of how much work still has to be done as the continent gears up to celebrate Africa Day on 25 May.

A dozen clandestine miners died when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN radio Okapi reported Monday.

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.