Nigeria's economic crimes agency said on Monday night it had arrested the country's accountant general over charges of diverting public funds and money laundering to the tune of 80 billion naira ($193 million).

Through the Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act, the US wishes to "hold to account African governments and their officials who are complicit in aiding (Russia's) malign influence and activities".

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The head of Nigeria's treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth more than R3 billion, the national anti-graft agency said.

President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters on Monday.

From Tuesday, Zimbabwean importers won't pay duties on a range of imported basic goods - including rice, cooking oil, sugar, maize meal, milk powder and soap – for the next six months.

The Economist has challenged Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, to live up to his 2019 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech that "we are creating an Ethiopia that is second to none in its guarantee of freedoms of expression".

Kenya's top two presidential candidates have announced their running mates, with veteran contender Raila Odinga opting for a champion of women's rights and social justice and his rival William Ruto choosing a skilled political campaigner.

Zimbabwe on Monday sought the support of the European Union to sell off $600 million (R9.7 billion) worth of ivory it has accumulated due to the global ban on the sale of tusks.

Rwanda will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from 20 to 26 June having received 50 refugees, deported from the United Kingdom just weeks before the gathering.

The widow of a human rights defender murdered by the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) police in 2010 has called on authorities to track down every single person implicated.

Mali's junta announced on Sunday that it will quit a West African anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group.

An alliance of charities has sued the Ugandan government on behalf of millions of citizens, arguing that vulnerable groups have been denied access to potentially life-saving services due to flaws in the national ID card rollout.

Off the back of an R800 million investment programme, Jubilee metals want to expand further.

The field of candidates has been whittled down from a long list that featured 36 names in the first round of voting.

The Zimbabwean government said it was working closely with Rwanda to hunt down and extradite several alleged fugitives of the Rwandan genocide believed to be in the country.

Zimbabwe denied on Sunday that it harboured "most wanted" Rwandan genocide-accused fugitive Protais Mpiranya, after the United Nations said he died in the country in 2006.

Thousands of Tunisians protested on Sunday against President Kais Saied, demanding a return to the normal democratic order and rejecting his replacement of the independent electoral commission with one he named himself.

Zimbabwean farmers looking to cash in on the global boom in medicinal cannabis face a litany of costs and regulatory barriers, but growers such as Munyaradzi Nyanungo are betting it will boost their fortunes after decades of economic decline.

Emmerson Mnangagwa has stymied Zimbabwe's economy, five years after he declared the country "Open for business."