If Donald Trump wins November’s US presidential election and returns to the White House, what will it mean for American relations in Africa?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has resolved to lift a 21-year moratorium on death penalty executions as part of measures to stop its citizens, and serving military and police, from working with M23 rebels in the eastern part of the country.

There are about 30 African countries where tontines are used, and 14 in Asia. In South Africa, it is known as a stokvel

While Nigerian soldiers search the forests in the northwestern state for the 280 learners kidnapped by gunmen riding motorbikes, desperate families are still waiting for news

Kenya, Eswatini, Ghana, Malawi, and Rwanda have joined together against a common enemy: Snakebites.

Senegalese opposition firebrand Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in the March 24 election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison on Thursday, state broadcaster RTS said on its website.

The leader of an apostolic sect in Zimbabwe was charged with exploiting minors on Thursday after police said hundreds of children were abused at his church’s farm.

About 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink a herbal potion to prove they were not practising witchcraft, police and local officials said on Thursday.

Memorabilia of late president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila, computers, and phones belonging to a foundation dedicated to his legacy have been confiscated in a raid by the state in Kinshasa.

Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around the world are likely to soar.

Globally, more children are surviving today than ever before, as child mortality – the death of children under the age of five – hit historic lows in 2022.

Before they get inside a stadium, they must deal all too often with corruption, negligence and abuse from sports managers and administrators

The new legislation stipulates jail terms of six months to three years for sex

They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum

Haitian gangs that control parts of the country have announced a coordinated effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry

Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country

The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis

As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk

Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed

The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug

The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative