DAR ES SALAAM - Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania's major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the police. Gunfire was heard in the northern city of Mwanza, while clashes broke out in the capital Dodoma and the main city Dar es Salaam, which is under heavy security with major roads blocked.
PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
South Africa's ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, French officials have told the BBC.
NEW YORK - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says recognition of a Palestinian state is "sheer madness, it's insane and we won't do it", adding that recognition by several other countries like the UK and France is "disgraceful".
Gabriel Manyati argues that Thomas Mapfumo should accept Wicknell Chivayo's multimillion-dollar performance offer, saying the Chimurenga icon has earned the right to financial security without sacrificing his political legacy.
Drawing on childhood memories of Zimbabwe hosting liberation refugees, Takura Zhangazha argues that today's anti-African sentiment in South Africa contradicts the values of Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and the continent's liberation struggle.
Donald Trump has confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun's suspension, as criticism over the striker's eligibility continues to grow.
Makhadzi has appealed for African unity after Zimbabweans called for a boycott of South African artists amid rising tensions over Afrophobia and anti-immigrant violence.
