South Africa has confirmed the outbreaks of avian flu, which is often transmitted by wild birds, on at least two farms. Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana, told a news briefing on Thursday that 260,000 birds have been culled so far to contain the outbreak.

The UN migration agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), said it has rescued no fewer than 600 persons since April 2017 through a new search and rescue operation that targeted migrants stranded in the Sahara Desert.

Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are protesting at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential guesthouse in Pretoria on Sunday following the visit of President Joseph Kabila to Pretoria, South Africa.

Nigeria’s Yuonov Frederick Agah has been reappointed as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for another four-year term.

Zimbabwe police have arrested a popular pastor after he addressed protesting university students.

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday has concluded plans to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an eruption of deadly violence in the Kasai region.