Unidentified gunmen attacked a luxury resort, Le Campement Kangabaon, on Sunday, killing two guests. The resort is popular with Western expatriates and foreigners outside Mali’s capital, Bamako. The security Minister of Mali, Salif Traore told Associated Press on Monday.

Pope Francis has intervened in an ethnic crisis involving the Nigerian town of Ahiara, Imo state , whose bishop, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, appointed by Benedict XVI in 2012, is unwanted by lay people and priests of the diocese.

President of Ivory Coast, Alasanne Ouattara, has revealed that West African regional group Ecowas, has approved in principle, Morocco's membership application to join the body despite the country being in North Africa.

Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana Minister for Finance

Ghana has been named as one of the three countries in Africa to benefit from the Germany’s “Compact with Africa” Programme - a programme that will assist Ghana improve conditions for sustainable private sector investment, investment in infrastructure, economic participation, and employment in the country.

The South African economy contracted for the second time in a decade, growth slowed for the second consecutive quarter. SA economy has officially entered into technical recession. Gross Domestic Product shrink and contracted by 0.7% after a 0.3% fall in the fourth and third quarters, respectively.

President Jacob Zuma

South African President Jacob Zuma has denied owning a "palace" in the United Arab Emirates. The Presidency said on Sunday, after media reports suggested that the Dubai mansion was acquired for the President by the influential Gupta family.