South Sudan's army and rebels clash near Juba.

Botswana endorses Kenya's bid for a UN Security Council seat.

Ethiopia's government has announced that the army will take over security in the troubled south of the country.

DR Congo’s health minister quits over a dispute over the country's ebola outbreak response.

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich is arrested on graft charges.

The Swiss government is mediating Cameroon’s separatist crisis.

Zambians protest against government corruption.

Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki made peace a year ago with Ethiopia. His people want the dividend and they are not seeing it, and it seems the UN's Human Rights Council agrees.

Ethiopia faces a showdown over a push for a new independent region for the Sidama ethnic group.

Boeing announces a 100 Million dollar fund for families of the victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.

The Sudanese military finally signs a power-sharing document with pro-democracy protesters.

Yet another Ebola emergency meeting takes place to decide whether to declare it a public health emergency as new case is reported in Uganda.

Ten Turkish sailors are taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria.

Benin prepares for the return of art treasures taken by France.

Ebola cases have been confined in the eastern city of Goma in the DRC. Rwanda is on high alert

Egypt opens two ancient pyramids and unveil new finds

Somalia mourns the death of several people following a deadly siege at Kismayo hotel

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