Africa – Sowetan

Leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray said on Wednesday they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighbouring regions, shattering a four-year-old peace deal

The ICC convicts ex-Seleka militia leader Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic

Morocco’s new political leadership will mainly face pressure to address everyday concerns, such as the need for jobs, better wages, a reduction in inequality, and improved state-funded infrastructure

Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday after Tigrayan forces seized the airport in the regional capital Mekelle from federal police, according to local sources

The Chirundu border is a vital crossing on Africa’s North-South Corridor

Amendments remove need for constitution and census before the elections

Deal ensures uninterrupted fuel flow during peak holiday period

Specialist hospitals struggle to meet growing demand as noma cases surge

Nearly 700 believed held captive as security efforts stall in Niger state

Cocoa farmers said dry conditions could threaten the development of small pods due to be harvested next year during the September-to-February main crop

Many in the coalition have accused the government of centralising power and marginalising the regions

The DRC has begun vaccinating health-care staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicentre of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history

Peacekeeping force critical to Somalia’s stability risks collapse without new backers

Ahmed Soliman was arrested on Friday last week and has not been able to see his attorneys, his lawyer said.

Residents of a city in central Nigeria took to the streets to protest overnight after at least 33 detainees were found dead in the custody of a paramilitary force that raided suspected illegal gold mines