Africa today at a glance
Tuesday February 19 2019
TZ ivory trade verdict
Ruling expected in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in trial of the 'Ivory queen', accused of illegally trading 706 pieces of ivory.
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.
Nigeria poll price
Nigerians count the cost of the last-minute postponement of presidential elections, which analysts put at billions of dollars.
Zuma probe continues
The inquiry into the state capture scandal during former South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's reign continues in Johannesburg.
Burkina troops exercise
US special operations troops and their African counterparts hold the Operation Flintlock exercise n Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou.
Cameroon trade fair
The 7th edition of the largest economic meeting in Central Africa, the International Exhibition for Enterprises, SMEs and Partnership, continues in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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.
No Cosafa Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe pull out of hosting this year's annual southern African championship - the Cosafa Senior Men's Challenge Cup soccer tournament- less than a month since being awarded hosting rights.