Ugandan President Museveni appoints son Gen Muhoozi to head the army
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 79, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military. The 49-year-old's promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle in which five ministers were sacked.
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste dies after reportedly shooting himself
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has died, taking his own life a day before he was meant to hand himself over the South African law enforcement officials for financial crimes perpetrated during his reign at the helm of the company.
Sudan’s ex-leader Omar al-Bashir moved to ‘secure military site’ – lawyer
A lawyer of former Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, has said his client has been moved from a hospital where he has been since war broke out in the country in April last year to "a secure military site".
Ethiopian bank warns ‘no escape’ for clients who profited from glitch
The head of Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank has told the BBC that customers who withdrew more money than was in their accounts because of a glitch cannot "escape" the law. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) customers rushed to take out money, or transfer it to other accounts. It took several hours for the state-owned bank to freeze transactions. Those who do not return money that is not theirs will be prosecuted, warned CBE president Abe Sano.
Costa Titch’s family still doubtful about the true cause of his death
The family of the late South African rapper Costa Titch is still waiting for a toxicology report that will confirm the exact cause of his death, as they do not believe that he died from an epileptic seizure.