Africa today at a glance
Wednesday July 18 2018
Ethiopia and Eritrea flight
Ethiopian Airlines flies to Asmara from Addis Ababa for the first time since 1998, following the revival of the bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
SA remembers Mandela
South Africa marks the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth.
Lusaka hosts Comesa
Zambian capital Lusaka hosts the 20th Comesa heads of state and government summit.
Call to Obiang Nguema
The secretary-secretary of Equatorial Guinea's second largest opposition party, the Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS), Mr Andres Esono Ondo, calls for the government to resign over its failure to release political prisoners, as promised by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Zimbabwe election campaigns
Campaigns continue in Zimbabwe ahead of the July 30 General Election, the first since long-serving Robert Mugabe's ouster.
Nigerian airline revival
Nigeria commences negotiations with aircraft manufacturers with a view to unveiling a new national carrier, many years after Nigeria Airways was liquidated.