Some 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia in the northeast of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday.

The British monarch, King Charles III, has condoled with Nigeria over the devastating floods that have ravaged the country in recent months.  

Former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, on Saturday, accused his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, of corruption and committing treason following a cash heist scandal at the latter’s farm.

Young protesters clashed on Thursday with security forces in the Guinean capital Conakry after a banned group called for demonstrations against the country's ruling junta.

A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trafficker to life in prison in a landmark ruling hailed by the country’s wildlife authority.

A 15-year-old Iranian girl died last week after being beaten during a raid by the security forces on her school, a teachers’ union said, urging the authorities to stop killing “innocent” protesters.

Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event.

Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, says the state is 100 per cent set to host the 35th edition of the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST).