Africa Niger Heavy rains in Niger since June and the resulting severe flooding have left 159 people dead and over 225.000 injured; this makes this rainy season one of the deadliest in the history of the country used to dry climate
Africa Benin Overlooking Cotonou, the 30-metre bronze statue of a historic warrior known as the Amazon of Dahomey was unveiled a few weeks ago, inspired by the women who protected the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey and fought against French colonial troops
Africa Sudan Sudan's generals, in power after a coup last year, have decided to leave the choice of future head of state and prime minister to civilian political factions, announced the deputy head of the military government, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Africa Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea joins the nations that have abolished the death penalty with the signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who came to power in a coup 43 years ago
Africa Botswana Cabinet formally approved the establishment of the Meat Industry Regulatory Authority, the main tool for the industry’s liberalisation, that will end Botswana Meet Commission monopoly
Africa Burkina Faso The government has announced a two-year training programme for 40.000 local sports managers to supervise popular sports initiatives for all
Africa Uganda An outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Mubende district, in the centre of the country, has been confirmed by authorities after the death of a patient
Africa Nigeria Nigerian students protested on Monday the strike that has stalled the country's public universities for seven months, causing frustration for some 2,5 million students
Africa Egypt For the first time in 35 years, two women, Suzanne Mohammed, 32, and Hind Umar, 30, have become train drivers on a metro train in the capital, a role that had been inaccessible since 1987, the year the metro was opened in Cairo
Africa Mali At least 72 civilians have been killed by IEDs and 167 injured up to 31 August, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; children are the most vulnerable to the threat due to lack of knowledge of these devices or curiosity
Africa Eritrea Tigray authorities say Eritrea has launched a large-scale offensive along the country's border with northern Ethiopia, in what appears to be an escalation of last month's renewed fighting
Africa Ivory Coast Young people go back to school this week knowing that those with a grade point average of less than 8.5 out of 10 will be excluded at the end of the year, an old measure resurrected by the authorities in the hope of raising education general standard
Africa South Africa The country, the continent's leading industrial powerhouse with a population of nearly 60 million, has again been hit by drastic power outages caused by faults in its outdated and poorly maintained facilities, state-owned utility Eskom said on Sunday