President Jacob Zuma has succumbed to public pressure and apologized to the nation for his latest sexual indiscretion.
The birth of a new baby rhino named "Obama" has marked a revival in the fortunes of the animal in Uganda.
Women who were forced into militias during Burundi's conflict are now slowly learning how to integrate into peaceful civilian life.
In view of the Ugandan president's agricultural policies, Christine Bako Abia calls a recent honorary degree "poisonous" and "intellectually tragic".