Algeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalates.
Algeria has shut its airspace to all flights originating from or headed to Mali
African Politics
Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests.
A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid a heavy security presence.
Niger’s junta leader cements his grip on power as he is sworn in as president.
Niger’s military ruler has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transitional period of five years.
Namibia inaugurates first female president.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president, after winning elections last year that extended the governing party’s 35-year grip on power.
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks.
they were withdrawing from peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that international sanctions on the group’s members have undermined such dialogue.
Rwanda Cuts Ties with Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions.
The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.
Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator over sexual assault accusation.
The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual harassment.
Army surrounds South Sudan’s vice president’s home as his allies are arrested.
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar as soldiers surrounded his home in the capital, Juba
Liberian President Suspends 400 Top Officials for Non-Declaration of Assets
Boakai said that the officials had contravened the code of conduct for state officials by not being transparent about what they own.
Reshuffle in South Sudan: Kiir Fires Vice Presidents in the Most Recent Purge
Vice President for Economic Cluster James Wani Igga and his counterpart for Services Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi have been replaced by Ms Josephine Lagu and Mr Benjamin Bol Mel, respectively