Obasanjo and Makinde host a pivotal summit in Ibadan uniting opposition leaders to strengthen democracy and tackle Nigeria's socio-economic challenges.
Three suspects were arrested after seven family members were abducted and killed in KwaZulu-Natal, with police uncovering details of the brutal attack.
Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign promise by the president, following years of delays and false starts. Despite it being a key promise in Bio's 2018 election campaign, it took three years for cabinet to approve the law's drafting.
Ivory Coast says it will withdraw from the UN's peacekeeping operations in troubled Mali, a move coinciding with Britain's announcement that it will quit the mission.
Campaigners on Tuesday urged the COP27 summit to fight disinformation that undermines efforts to limit deadly global warming, as a survey showed millions of people believe climate change falsehoods. In the United States, 23 percent of people think climate change is a hoax made up by "elite" organisations, the survey showed.
An Algerian court on Tuesday handed a 15-year prison sentence to the former head of state energy giant Sonatrach in a corruption case involving an Italian refinery, his lawyer said. Ould Kaddour, accused of squandering public funds, abuse of office and conflict of interest, was "sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole", his lawyer Miloud Brahimi said.
Rassie Erasmus has insisted his latest controversial tweets highlighting decisions going against South Africa are not a fresh attack on referees, as former top official Nigel Owens slammed the Springbok supremo's conduct.
Ivory Coast will gradually withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali by August 2023, according to an official letter seen by AFP Tuesday.
Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Tuesday in Goma, eastern DR Congo, AFP correspondents saw, as rebels from the M23 rebel group edge closer to the key city. Kenyatta, a mediator for the seven-nation East African Community, arrived in Goma on Tuesday after visiting the Congolese capital Kinshasa, where he met senior government and United Nations figures.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made in a landmark peace deal with Tigrayan rebels and make "our promise a reality", nearly two weeks after the agreement was signed.
Tanzania's president on Monday ordered officials to strengthen the country's disaster response at an emergency cabinet meeting, a government spokesman said, after its handling of the deadliest plane crash in decades sparked anger among citizens. "The cabinet has also ordered strengthening of the emergency response and government units responsible for disaster management," he said.
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