Trump welcomes first African president to the White House+++Nigerians living in US demonstrate against Buhari’s visit+++Listen to our exclusive interview with Mo Ibrahim on governance issues affecting Africa+++Young people abusing painkiller Tramadol to enhance sex performance

Liberia to slash salaries of government officials to cope with battered economy+++Listen to an exclusive interview with former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf+++ Zambians decry high cost of living+++On African roots we feature revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara

ECOWAS meet to discuss Nigerian conflict between Herdsmen and farmers++IGAD led South Sudan peace talks fail to kick off +++Uganda plans to import Cuban doctors

World malaria day: Uganda aims for zero infections+++ethnic conflicts continue to rock central Nigeria+++press freedom on the decline+++Gambians who miss Yahya Jammeh+++DRC’s dangerous Virunga National Park

Zimbabwe nurses association files a suit challenging governments decision to sack striking nurses as thousands resume work+++CAR to speed up disarmament to curb further conflicts+++Have you heard of robot journalism in Africa?

Kenya hires Cuban medics+++ Paris terror attacker convicted+++Malagasy protest new electoral laws+++ Sierra Leone fights maternal mortality

French president Emmanuel Macron has compared political divisions in Europe to a 'civil war'+++Is Austria bucking a trend and becoming the ashtray of Europe?

South Sudan mourns its army chief but will his death affect the ongoing peace process? ++EU continues cooperating with dubious African leaders to stem the flow of migrants+++And in our series of African roots we are featuring Kinjeketile Ngwale

Security meeting ends in Nigeria+++Cuba’s new President Miguel Diaz-Canel sworn in+++the growth of Nollywood+++Kenyan parents in shock after children’s nude pictures are shared online.

Mnangagwa says economic recovery on path as Zimbabwe marks first Independence Day without Mugabe+++Nigerian police and Shiite demonstrators clash in fourth day of protests+++Zambian authorities defend move to criminalize abuse of social media