Cameroon poll order

Cameroon’s long serving President Paul Biya decrees that elections be held on October 7 despite fears that a two-year-long separatist movement in the English speaking Northwest and Southwest might jeopardise the poll.

Sierra Leone probe commission

Freetown Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio okays the creation of a commission of inquiry to investigate former government officials.

Nigerian opposition unity

Nigeria's opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party cobbles a loose alliance of about 30 political associations in readiness for the 2019 elections.

Ethiopia pleads for Eritrea

Ethiopia formally submits a request to the United Nations to lift a decade-old sanctions imposed against Eritrea.

Zimbabwe election campaigns

Campaigns continue in Zimbabwe ahead of the July 30 General Election, the first since long-serving Robert Mugabe's ouster.