Central African Republic's ex-Seleka rebels on Saturday gave government officials in areas under their control 48 hours to leave. The ultimatum came a day after the sacking of the National Assembly president which the rebels say was illegal. The state representatives posted in the zones occupied by the armed groups of the ex-Seleka have 48 h ...

King Mswati III of eSwatini on Saturday named a political novice as prime minister of the former Swaziland, to replace Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini who died last month. The new PM is Mandvulo Ambrose Dlamimi, national head of Africa's leading mobile operator MTN. Mswati, one of the world's last absolute rulers, has 14 wives, more than 25 childre ...

Namibia has scrapped a rule allowing only companies partly owned by black Namibians to apply for mining licences, mines minister Tom Alweendo told AFP on Saturday. The southern African country produces diamonds, uranium and other mineral resources, but a three-year recession has pushed the government into relaxing the rules in the hope of attrac ...