Protesters are defiant on the streets of Sudan, demonstrating against a military coup, as international condemnation of the country's security forces ramped up.

Sudan's top general declared a state of emergency and dissolved the authorities leading the country's democratic transition, after soldiers detained civilian leaders.

Nigerian security forces have recaptured 446 inmates who escaped from prison in a mass jailbreak, with nearly 400 others still at large, officials have announced.

Members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders have been arrested in an apparent coup.

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Unidentified armed men have arrested a number of Sudanese leaders and politicians in dawn raids, a government source has said.

Environmental watchdogs have condemned the arrest of six Ugandan rights campaigners as a coordinated effort to silence critics of a contested energy project involving French oil giant Total.

At least 25 people, including some minors, were killed in an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's Rivers state, a local leader and a resident told Reuters.

Government says a TPLF training and military command post targeted in western Tigray, followed by second raid in north.

Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said.

Africa's last absolute monarch has called for calm and dialogue in the kingdom of Eswatini following a visit by regional mediators to try resolve a national crisis and deadly unrest.

Zimbabwe’s government has ruled out adopting the US dollar as the country’s sole official currency, terming it “suicidal,” the state-run Sunday Mail reported, citing Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube.

Jailbreak at Oyo correctional centre in country’s southwest is the third to occur this year.

President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday confirmed his controversial pick for the head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission, days after police fired tear gas at protesters opposed to his appointment.

The World Health Organisation issued its plan on Thursday to prevent any further misconduct by aid workers deployed in its field operations.

A ban on protests silenced Eswatini's pro-democracy movement Friday, as regional mediators sought to resolve the deadly unrest that enflamed the kingdom this week.

Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where famine stalks hundreds of thousands of people, the UN has said.

Africa's last absolute monarchy Eswatini has banned protests as regional mediators landed in the kingdom amid rumbling pro-democracy demonstrations.

Mediators from a regional bloc were expected in Africa's last absolute monarchy Eswatini Thursday, after nurses became the latest group to report shootings with live ammunition at pro-democracy protests.

Eswatini security forces used live ammunition to break up a pro-democracy protest by nurses, shooting at least 30 of them, their union has said.