Pressure is piling on Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga to stop his swearing-in, with many in the country fearing it could lead to bloodshed. At least 15 United Nations peacekeepers were killed and several wounded in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Liberia's Supreme Court rules on the status of the disputed election, ending weeks of uncertainty over presidential elections.Cameroon escalates its military crackdown on Anglophone separatists. 

Zimbabwe court again postpones its former Finance Minister's bail hearing. He will finally have his day in Court today (Thursday). Uganda’s military has begun the withdrawal of troops serving in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

Switzerland to Return an estimated $320m to Nigerian Government , In 2015 one of President Buhari's main campaign promises was to return money that had been stolen from the Nigerian people through corruption and looting at the highest level.

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SADC's regional force is finally deployed to Lesotho to quell ongoing security fears and Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new cabinet will be sworn in today. Zimbabweans have expressed mixed reactions to the new cabinet.

The AU says thousands of migrants in Libya need urgent repatriation. Zimbabwe Opposition, MDC-T slams the selective Zanu-PF arrests

Leading Zimbabwean opposition activist Pastor Evan Mawarire has been acquitted on charges of trying to overthrow Robert Mugabe's former government. A Harare high court judge ruled there was no evidence that he had "urged a violent removal of government".

All is set for the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy President William Ruto at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Tuesday. Organizers of the inauguration on Monday told the press that members of the public will be required to be seated by 9am to pave way for the arrival of foreign delegations.