Nigerian separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was located and brought back to Nigeria to face trial for terrorism, Nigeria's Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said in a press conference Tuesday.

Rebel forces in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray have rejected a ceasefire offer from the central government, raising fears of further violence a day after the fighters retook the regional capital Mekelle.

The African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced "concern" over the equitable treatment of people who received Covid-19 shots through the COVAX initiative, after it emerged that Europe's digital 'green pass' does not recognize a vaccine that was donated to many African countries.

South Africa's highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country's long-running corruption saga.

As Victoria Chiamaka Udeh strutted confidently down the runway during a beauty pageant in Russia, brandishing her country's red-stained flag, she thought only of one thing -- the young people who lost their lives during the #EndSars protests in Nigeria last year.

Algerian authorities have seized half a ton of cocaine floating off the country's coast, after fishermen in the area raised the alarm.

In South Africa, the free-spirited free diver is creating a more diverse and inclusive ocean for young kids in her home country.