Namibian MP McHenry Venaani criticises the government's silence on South Africa's treatment by the US, sparking regional debate on accountability and diplomacy.
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Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to over 40
The death toll has climbed to at least 43 from wildfires that have raged for days in northern Algeria, with numbers expected to rise further, the gendarmerie said Monday. The death toll is expected to increase, it said, despite earlier reports that the fires had mostly been contained.
Kenya's supreme court at the heart of election dispute
Kenya's Supreme Court is once again taking centre stage in the nation's election battle after defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Monday filed a Supreme Court challenge over the results. In 2013, the court rejected another poll challenge by Odinga, upholding Kenyatta's first-term election victory.
Kenya's Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto. Paul Mwangi, who is also representing Odinga, told AFP that a physical copy of the petition would be filed before the Supreme Court's 2 pm (1100 GMT) deadline.
Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel siege
Somalia's prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists that he branded "children of hell". "There is only one of two choices here, we either allow Al-Shabaab -- the children of hell -- to live, or we live.
Angola's ruling party faces tight poll test
Millions of Angolans will vote on Wednesday in polls expected to be the most competitive since the country's first multiparty vote in 1992 but with electoral fraud a concern among voters. Their concerns differ from older voters, while voters born after Angola's civil war ended in 2002 do not feel an allegiance to the MPLA, said Augusto Santana, an electoral observation specialist.
'We are divided': lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe
At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest and most isolated tribes put on life jackets and board a fishing boat for the journey across the lake to school. - Disappearing culture - School attendance has fallen sharply because parents cannot afford the boat fare, said David Lesas, deputy head teacher at El Molo Bay Primary School.
Morocco king calls for 'unequivocal' support over W. Sahara
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called on his country's partners to "clarify" their position over the disputed Western Sahara territory and offer "unequivocal" support. King Mohammed VI called on allies to "clarify their stance... in an unequivocal manner" on the matter.
Zimbabwean MP pays the price of opposition in solitary cell
When Zimbabwean lawmaker Job Sikhala settles down to sleep at night, he does so on the floor of an ageing maximum-security prison in Harare. "He has to sleep on the floor and we have had a very cold winter," said Mtetwa.
Sea of yellow balloons cheers Angola's Lourenco at election rally
Waving flags and yellow balloons, thousands of supporters of Angola's ruling party danced in jubilation Saturday at a final campaign rally in Luanda by President Joao Lourenco, who is seeking re-election next week. "We made and restructured our economy," he told the sea of followers donning the colours of the country's flag of red, black and yellow.
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