A proliferation of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, an expanse of the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Senegal to Angola, is driving a security-boat building boom in South Africa.

Thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain, the government and local officials said.

At least 16 people were knifed to death weeks after being taken hostage in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, in bloodletting blamed on armed Islamists, military and local sources say.

ABUJA, Aug 3 - Nigeria's communications commission said on Tuesday MTN Nigeria's application to renew its operating licence for another ten years was still undergoing regulatory processing.

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced her concerns about the political turmoil in Tunisia in a phonecall with the foreign minister, and offered her assistance if required, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch on Monday urged authorities in Cameroon to protect civilians caught up in a conflict pitting the central African country's army against separatists in the west, denouncing atrocities committed by both sides.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered an easing of a six-week Covid-19 lockdown following a dramatic reduction in serious cases of the disease.

The bypass road had been due to open in September 2018, then in 2019.

Doctors in Nigeria's state-run hospitals on Monday began a strike over pay, insurance benefits and poor facilities, union leaders said, as the country faces a third wave of coronavirus.

Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African nation steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections.

Tunisia should swiftly return to its 'democratic path', a top White House official has told President Kais Saied, days after his shock power grab that included suspending parliament.

Rwanda's government has ordered the lifting of a lockdown on the capital Kigali and eight other districts even though Covid-19 cases are still on the rise.

Tunisia's president has promised he would not turn into a dictator and rejected accusations he had staged a coup, as two parliament members were arrested.

Kenya said Friday it is extending a nighttime curfew and banning public gatherings to slow the spread of Covid-19, warning that hospitals were becoming overwhelmed.

An Egyptian court has sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, a judicial source has said.

A fresh attack in western Niger near the border with volatile Mali has left 19 civilians dead, the government has announced.

The US Secretary of State has expressed concern about the political crisis in Tunisia after President Kais Saied suspended the parliament and dismissed the government.

By wearing a mask, getting her jab and even talking about Covid-19, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has shown a complete shift from her Covid-denialist predecessor.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria took full responsibility for the mishap, while 10 athletes from five other countries have also been ruled out.

Rwanda has killed 14 insurgents in Mozambique in fighting, an army spokesperson has said, adding that a Rwandan soldier had sustained a minor injury.