News24 | Kenya police officers plead not guilty over baby's death in 2017 election unrest

Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty on Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017. Source

News24 | Amnesty International worried about reported increase in Zimbabwe human rights violations

Global rights movement Amnesty International says it is worried about the reported increase in the number of arrests, harassment and detention of human rights activists, opposition party members and journalists in Zimbabwe. Source

News24 | Sudan's RSF rebels strike Port Sudan, army says

The military said an air base and warehouse were hit by drones. While no casualties were reported, the attack marks the first time RSF paramilitaries have struck the government's temporary seat of power. Source

News24 | Will Africa's financial stability fund rise to the debt challenge?

Angola will use its chairmanship of the African Union this year to advance the creation of a continental financial stability mechanism, its finance minister said, to cushion economies from sliding into a liquidity crisis due to e Source

News24 | First of SA soldiers exit DRC, with more troops expected to withdraw this week - SANDF

The first of South Africa’s soldiers have safely withdrawn from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Source

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