News24 | Uganda's military chief says missing Bobi Wine's bodyguard is 'in my basement'

Uganda's military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the man's party said he was abducted by armed men last week. Source

News24 | Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks

Governors in northeastern Nigeria have called for measures to tackle the roots of a 16-year-long Islamic militant insurgency. A recent uptick in violence has sparked calls for action. Source

News24 | Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in Nairobi

A Kenyan lawmaker was shot dead on Wednesday night in the capital Nairobi by gunmen on motorcycles. Source

News24 | Trump envoy meets DRC, Rwanda representatives in Doha

US President Donald Trump's senior Africa adviser met with Congolese and Rwandan representatives in Doha on Wednesday, the envoy said, after the two sides agreed to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east. Source

News24 | Who will lead the African Development Bank?

The top job at the African Development Bank is up for grabs, with the election slated for 29 May. Five candidates vying to lead the bank have been sharing their visions for the next five years. Source

News24 | MTN Nigeria gets profit boost from stable naira, long-awaited price hikes

MTN Nigeria, the mobile operator's biggest market, returned to profit in its first quarter to end March, benefiting from relatively stable naira as well as the first upward adjustment to mobile tariffs in the country for over a decade. Source

News24 | Southern African forces leaving DRC - regional official

Southern African troops have started evacuating the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been stranded since a January offensive by the M23 armed group. Source

News24 | Banana ban spat: Tanzania lifts halt on SA agri-exports

Tanzania has lifted a ban on the import of SA's agricultural products until further notice after acknowledging Pretoria's willingness to resolve trade issues. Source

News24 | Yet another Namibian oil discovery shows the Orange Basin is 'no flash in the pan'

Another discovery off the coast of Namibia has spurred industry optimism that the southern African nation can develop into an exciting new oil province. Source

News24 | Jihadists kill 14 Nigerian farmers: official

Jihadists have killed at least 14 farmers in a raid on farmlands in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, with a local official warning that the toll may rise. Source

News24 | Central African Republic agrees peace deals with two rebel groups

The Central African Republic's government has signed peace deals with two of the five groups in the country's most powerful armed rebel movement, officials said Friday. Source

News24 | War-hit Congo park turns to chocolate gorillas in conservation push

Threatened by armed conflict, volcanic activity and rampant deforestation, Africa's oldest national park is turning to chocolate gorillas to raise its profile and boost conservation. Source