Egypt’s three day Presidential election draws to a close, with the Election Authority fining people for not voting.

The East Africa regional body, IGAD, ends the house arrest of South Sudan’s Riek Machar, but his family is unhappy with the terms. DRC President Joseph Kabila’s government rejects foreign funding for the country’s long-delayed elections.

The Sierra Leone High Court rules that the Presidential run-off can go ahead as planned. The Nigeria government says it is talking to Boko Haram about a possible ceasefire agreement.

A Sierra Leona court upholds the injunction to delay the election run-off which was due to take place on Tuesday. Millions of Egyptians will head to a poll that is sure to return President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to power.

Nigeria says it is opposed to the new continental free trade zone. Lawyers for Kenya’s opposition are poring through documents to see whether legal action is possible against Cambridge Analytics, over its role in last year’s disputed Presidential election.

Boko Haram returns scores of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls.

Ethiopia accuses neighbouring Eritrea of attempting to destabilise its security by supporting “destructive groups” while the country continues to be under a state of emergency.

Mauritian President Ameenah Gurab-Fakim resigns over claims of financial impropriety, but she denies any wrong-doing. The European Union Election Exploratory Mission arrives in Zimbabwe this week, as the United Nations says it supports Zimbabwe ahead of its general elections.

Mauritus President Ameenah Gurab-Fakim faces impeachment as she rejects calls to resign over financial misconduct allegations. The main Presidential candidates in Sierra Leone have started their campaigns ahead of the poll which is due at the end of March.

A Nigerian civic group threatens to sue government over abducted girls. Doctors across Zimbabwe go on strike over pay and drug shortages in the country.