A magistrate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has ruled that New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo has a case to answer on charges of allegedly helping journalists to gain false accreditation.

Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in a deeply troubled process to appoint a new president.

The security situation in Mali has been deteriorating since December last year, with French and its European allies withdrawing their troops after a decade of fighting armed Islamic extremists.

Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday.

The violence in Benishangul-Gumuz is separate from the ongoing war in Tigray.

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.