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Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 12.9 percent in April.
Ethiopia has called for more foreign investment into the country's railways, as it plans to build a railway network of nearly 6,000 kilometers in the coming decade.
Nigerian police in the southwestern state of Ogun on Tuesday foiled a bus robbery attempt along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, killing four suspects on the spot.
The UN humanitarian agency has called on the world to build on the effective delivery of aid that helped roll back last year's famine in Somalia.
Egypt's Higher Administrative Court overturned Saturday a lower court's decision to suspend the presidential elections set to be held on May 23 and 24.
A Greek-owned oil tanker was seized by Somali pirates off Oman's coasts, Greek media reported Friday, citing Greek Coast Guard and the vessel's management sources.
A Nigerian commercial airliner with Dana Air on Thursday night made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport after the plane lost hydraulic pressure.
Africa needs more Chinese investment and aid to help with social development, such as building hospitals, said Alasan Senghore, director of Africa zone at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Tensions mounted between Sudan and South Sudan after renewed military clashes on their joint borderline despite a resolution by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that urged the two sides to end hostilities.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday hailed as a great success China's technology transfer to Zimbabwe and Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has acted on a fresh outbreak of wild poliovirus (WPV) in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi State, Emmanuel Katuga.
The 11th anniversary of Ghana's May 9 stadium disaster was commemorated here on Wednesday with a push for the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks at stadiums.