Nigeria poll price

Nigerians count the cost of the last-minute postponement of presidential elections, which analysts put at billions of dollars.

Maritime dispute

Eyes on Kenya and Somalia as they engage in a diplomatic tiff over some 62,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean, believed to be rich in oil and gas deposits.

Cameroon school kidnap

The Roman Catholic Church shuts down one of its biggest boarding schools in Kumbo in the restive Northwest Cameroon after unidentified gunmen kidnapped close to 200 students and school officials.

Zuma probe continues
The inquiry into the state capture scandal during former South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's reign continues in Johannesburg.

Zimbabwe tries Chinese

Seven Chinese nationals due in court in Zimbabwe's resort town of Victoria Falls after allegedly being found in possession of more than 20 kilos of rhino horn pieces.
Semenya fights on
South African athlete Caster Semenya turns to Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland to challenge proposed IAAF rules on testosterone levels.

Mali crowned champs

Mali beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties to win the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations soccer title in Niger