Africa today at a glance
Wednesday May 23 2018
Mugabe's House date
Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe to appear before parliament committee looking into diamond corruption. His attendance is unconfirmed.
Angolan activist honoured
Angolan journalist and human rights activist Rafael Marques de Morais named the 2018 International Press Institute (IPI) 70th World Press Freedom Hero.
CPJ lauds Lesotho verdict
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes Lesotho's Constitutional Court ruling that criminal defamation is unconstitutional.
Egyptian journalist jailed
Prominent Egyptian journalist and expert on jihadist movements in the Sinai peninsula Ismail Alexandrani sentenced to 10 years in prison by a military court in Cairo.
Nigeria Catholics' demo
Members of the Catholic Mission in Nigeria hold nationwide prayers and peaceful protests over the killing of two priests and 17 worshippers by suspected herders on April 24.