LONDON (Reuters) - Two Britons held hostage in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's former vice president Atiku Abubakar will privatise parts of the country's state oil company and allow the naira currency to float to attract foreign investment if elected as head of state, he told Reuters.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. agencies began deploying emergency teams of specialists over the weekend to try to prevent the spread of an Ebola epidemic suspected to have infected more than 30 people, they said on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's national government is taking over the running of its troubled North West province, the National Council of Provinces said on Sunday in a statement.
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's new President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday called on the public to help him transform the West African nation, which is struggling to recover from an economic downturn and a deadly Ebola epidemic.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Dozens of Egyptians have protested at Cairo metro stations in a rare display of public discontent as the government tightens spending and pushes austerity measures, according to posts on social media.
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