Africa today at a glance
Sunday September 23 2018
Tanzanians bury kin
Scores of families prepare to bury victims of Tanzania's devastating ferry disaster, with more than 200 confirmed dead after the crowded vessel capsized in Lake Victoria.
Angolan ex-minister held
Angolan former Transport minister Augusto da Silva Tomás held at São Paulo prison awaiting charges over corruption during his tenure in office.
New-look Ethiopia party
Ethiopia's Oromo Peoples Democratic Organisation (OPDO), one of the four member parties of the ruling coalition Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), rebrands itself as the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP).
Cameroon poll campaigns
Campaigns for Cameroon's October 7 presidential election continue having officially began on Saturday with supporters of incumbent President Paul Biya defying threats from separatists to keep off Bamenda in the crisis-hit Northwest region.
Moukandjo exits the den
Cameroon Indomitable Lions captain Benjamin Moukandjo announces his retirement from the national team weeks after new head coach Clarence Seedorf left him out of his squad.