CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - If there was ever a time to start winning at the Africa Cup of Nations, Wednesday’s opening quarter-final in Cairo would be it for Benin.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after a shooting outside, a Reuters witness said.

HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker was charged on Tuesday with subversion, his lawyer said, after a video surfaced where he purportedly said President Emmerson Mnangagwa would be overthrown before the next election in 2023.

(Reuters) - Pierre Mambele was never credited with telling the story of Congo's never-ending crises. But the news would often have gone unheard without him.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Monday lifted measures rationing electricity for homes and companies after a rise in water levels at hydroelectric dams, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting said.

CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's recent run of misfortune at the Africa Cup of Nations continued on Monday when they were bundled out in the last 16 by Tunisia, condemning a side that once ruled African football to their earliest exit since 2006.