Niger names new military chief of staff after failed mutiny

Brigadier General Mamane Sani Kiaou has been named as the new chief of staff of the armed forces, but no explanation was offered for the reshuffle.

King Oyo Nyimba: Mourners gather for funeral of Ugandan monarch amid succession battle

The funeral of Tooro's King Oyo Nyimba in a cathedral in the western Ugandan town of Fort Portal, near the Congo border, concludes a nine-day mourning period.

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa declares his birthday a public holiday

The public holiday shall be known as Munhumutapa Day to celebrate the Mutapa empire, a kingdom that spanned across of modern-day Zimbabwe and Mozambique.