On the programme this week: Malawi's incumbent President Peter Mutharika leads in presidential vote count. Sudan's main protest group calls for a general strike after talks with the country's military rulers stalled on who will lead an agreed three-year transition. Delegates from about 20 African countries converge in Pretoria , South Africa, to deliberate on various issues to promote Pan Africanism. 
And thirty-eight civil-rights organisations across the globe want the Tanzanian government to address what they say is the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.

On the programme this week: Malawi's incumbent President Peter Mutharika leads in presidential vote count. Sudan's main protest group calls for a general strike after talks with the country's military rulers stalled on who will lead an agreed three-year transition. Delegates from about 20 African countries converge in Pretoria , South Africa, to deliberate on various issues to promote Pan Africanism. And thirty-eight civil-rights organisations across the globe want the Tanzanian government to address what they say is the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.

Africa News Round Up

Africa News round up

Channel Africa’s Khumbelo Munzhelele rounds up the news that made headlines this week.

On the programme this week: After months of on- and-off talks, Sudan's military and opposition leaders sign a power-sharing deal that rotates control of an executive council. 

Nigerian lawyers stage a protest outside the premises of the South Africa High Commission, in Lagos over the alleged killings of Nigerians in South Africa. 

Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, fires his Finance Minister and replaces her with the central bank deputy governor, Bwalya Ng’andu.

And, human rights organisations say more still needs to be done to hold those responsible for war crimes accountable as the world marked International Justice day.

Channel Africa’s Khumbelo Munzhelele rounds up the news that made headlines this week. On the programme this week: After months of on- and-off talks, Sudan's military and opposition leaders sign a power-sharing deal that rotates control of an executive council. Nigerian lawyers stage a protest outside the premises of the South Africa High Commission, in Lagos over the alleged killings of Nigerians in South Africa. Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, fires his Finance Minister and replaces her with the central bank deputy governor, Bwalya Ng’andu. And, human rights organisations say more still needs to be done to hold those responsible for war crimes accountable as the world marked International Justice day.

* African nations officially launch a landmark trade agreement at the African Union summit held in Niger, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards peace and prosperity. 
* People in the Democratic Republic of Congo welcome the International Criminal Court's conviction of former Congolese military leader, Bosco Ntaganda, for atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers. 
* A new report reveals that West Africa suffers the most inequalities on the continent, but many governments prefer to ignore problems despite economic growth.
* United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, assures African leaders that the UN is fully-committed to working with them to address the threat of terrorism and violent extremism.

* African nations officially launch a landmark trade agreement at the African Union summit held in Niger, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards peace and prosperity. * People in the Democratic Republic of Congo welcome the International Criminal Court's conviction of former Congolese military leader, Bosco Ntaganda, for atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers. * A new report reveals that West Africa suffers the most inequalities on the continent, but many governments prefer to ignore problems despite economic growth. * United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, assures African leaders that the UN is fully-committed to working with them to address the threat of terrorism and violent extremism.

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* The United Nations calls for an independent inquiry into the bombing of a Libyan migrant detention centre that left at least 44 dead and more than 130 severely injured. 
* Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, reiterates a call for Africa to be self-reliant as the country marks the 25th anniversary of liberation. South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, applauds the signing of an agreement to establish a statutory National Legislative Reform Authority in Lesotho.
* Democratic Republic of Congo's health authorities call on people in Ebola affected areas to avoid travelling if they have been in contact with Ebola infected persons.

* The United Nations calls for an independent inquiry into the bombing of a Libyan migrant detention centre that left at least 44 dead and more than 130 severely injured. * Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, reiterates a call for Africa to be self-reliant as the country marks the 25th anniversary of liberation. South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, applauds the signing of an agreement to establish a statutory National Legislative Reform Authority in Lesotho. * Democratic Republic of Congo's health authorities call on people in Ebola affected areas to avoid travelling if they have been in contact with Ebola infected persons.

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