Botswana police have arrested six men for allegedly robbing the Southern African Development Community of property worth R625 000.

Foreign heads of state and government are expected at the state funeral of the late former president of Zambia Rupiah Banda at Lusaka Showground on 17 March, a day ahead of his burial at the Presidential Burial Site, Embassy Park.

On 11 March, the second anniversary of the World Health Organisation declaring Covid-19 a global pandemic, Kenya became one of the first African countries to lift all its remaining restrictions.

A video circulating on social networks appears to show French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was taken hostage by a jihadist group in Mali almost a year ago.

Maguette Mbaye had always taken taxis to her banking job in Senegal's capital Dakar, but haggling over prices and inhaling fumes through the open windows every day wore her down.

As Russia continues its war against Ukraine and ripple effects are felt in Africa, the US is seeking to cement relations with the African Union.

The Senegal army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern Casamance region, the chief of staff said in a statement late on Sunday.

Ethiopia on Saturday vowed to investigate and take action against uniformed soldiers and others seen in a gruesome video burning a man alive in the country's northwest.

Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday after a battle with colon cancer, his son told Reuters.

At least seven people died as Tropical Cyclone Gombe made early morning landfall in Mozambique on Friday packing wind speeds exceeding 200km/h that pummelled north and central areas of the country, President Filipe Nyusi said.

Nigeria's narcotics agency has seized three million capsules of opioids at the main seaport in the commercial city of Lagos, a spokesman said Friday.

The African Elephant Coalition has called for the closure of ivory markets in Japan, saying they contribute to poaching in Africa.

The trail of disaster included the destruction of houses and public infrastructure, such as fuel service stations, while trees were also uprooted.

At least 17 civilians have been killed in Sudan's Darfur region, officials has said in the latest violence between rival ethnic groups that has left dozens dead.

Elephants in Tanzania's famed Ngorongoro conservation area have killed a Maasai man who had gone there hunting for firewood, police said.

Governments are moving ahead with plans to open avenues for maize imports, in order to alleviate hunger.

The company had challenged the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service over a tax claim after the FIRS accused it of skipping taxes.

Mali has said it would investigate the disappearance of several Mauritanians on its territory, which has caused a diplomatic row between the two West African countries.

A new research report into the conflict, which has battered Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province for over four years, suggests that military action alone won't bring peace to the region.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa fully supports the idea of a single African currency.