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.