Akinwumi Adesina was cleared by the AfDB's ethics committee, but the US has called for an independent investigation
Murder of Oromo Ethiopian activist and singer Hachalu Hundessa in Addis Ababa fuels ethnic tensions
A report says several live animals have been spotted showing signs of disorientation, emaciation and lethargy
DRC law currently criminalises all forms of sex trafficking, but not all types of labour trafficking
Évariste Ndayishimiye calls the coronavirus the ‘biggest enemy’ after World Bank gives the country $5m to fight Covid-19
Cocoa and coffee are experiencing a renaissance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Government denies being sidelined by the securocrats over the halting of most mobile money transactions
AfCFTA has raised fears of a destructive effect on small manufacturers and family farms if borders are fully opened to imports
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a former finance and foreign minister with more than 25 years experience at the World Bank
Prime Minister Julien Nkoghe Bekale congratulates parliamentarians on the vote
Dos Santos is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father nearly 40-year rule
Zimbabwe’s government ordered that the bourse and mobile money transfer agents temporarily halt business to allow for probe into illegal forex dealing
New president reaches out to opponents with promise of prosperity after winning rerun with 58.5% support
The man sold the gems, weighing more than 5kg each, to the Tanzanian government
Proposed law is seen as a threat to the independence of the judiciary
A proposed $500bn SDR allocation was blocked in April by the IMF’s biggest shareholder, the US
AfCFTA secretariat will develop necessary public-health protocols to implement the deal and revive economic growth in Africa
New poll was ordered by the constitutional court in February
Many countries in West Africa have eased restrictions despite rising case numbers
Preacher Lazarus Chakwera is favoured to win the court-ordered election
