Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation, the country's Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said Friday in a statement.

Fighters from Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region have seized control of a UN World Heritage Site in a neighboring region, Reuters and AFP reported, citing eyewitnesses.

In Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, an emerging crop of young comics are leveraging social media to create video content that makes people laugh -- and makes money.