New constitution would limit presidential terms to two, but potentially enable Alpha Conde to govern for 12 more years. Read more

Malians to vote on Sunday in parliamentary election delayed several times since 2018. Read more

Until a vaccine is ready, widespread testing is one of the key strategies employed to 'flatten the curve' of pandemic. Read more

Fifty-seven million South Africans told to to stay home during unprecedented three-week total lockdown. Read more

Zimbabwe is poorly equipped to deal with a major COVID-19 outbreak because it is in the throes of an economic crisis. Read more

Cisse's URD party said the politician and his team are being held hostage after being attacked near town of Niafunke. Read more

Small business owners worry about cash flow as Nigeria prepares to go into lockdown later on Thursday. Read more

Rapper-turned-politician released the song to raise awareness about COVID-19 after Uganda reported 14 confirmed cases. Read more

Health authorities say patient is a 73-year-old man who returned from Saudi Arabia three weeks ago. Read more

General Gamal al-Din Omar was in Juba for peace talks between his country's transitional government and rebel groups. Read more