Two rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region say they will fight alongside the army in the country's civil war. This comes after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made major gains in Darfur, where it has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, the Kenyan man accused of leading a cult and being responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people, has been found guilty on separate charges.
US investment could help African countries make the most of its critical minerals and industrialise their economies, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
Guinea's former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according to his lawyer. The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry, early on Saturday morning - taking Capt Camara and three others.
Workers at a South African mine have resurfaced after being held underground for three days in what police are calling a hostage situation. Hostage-takers armed with weapons like clubs and mining tools had held more than 500 miners at the Gold One mine, the police said.
Tributes are pouring in for one of Malawi's biggest music stars, Thomas Chibade, following his death at the age of 37. He died at a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe. The cause of his death is unclear, but some local media report that he succumbed to malaria.
Javeria Siddique filed a lawsuit in Nairobi on Wednesday for the wrongful murder of Arshad Sharif. The journalist was shot and killed a year ago by officers of Kenya’s elite police force - the General Service Unit (GSU).
