JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan and a major rebel group signed a preliminary deal on political and security arrangements on Friday, paving the way for eventual reconciliation through ongoing talks.

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's parliament on Friday backed a request from the main opposition party to begin proceedings that could lead to the removal of the country's top anti-corruption official amid criticism of her record in office.

LAGOS (Reuters) - The men in naval uniforms charged into the Nigerian waterfront village of Okun Glass in the morning, chased out the residents, then called in the bulldozers.

ABIDJAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals stood at 496,000 tonnes from the start of the season until Dec. 26, slightly up from 491,000 tonnes the previous season, figures from marketing board Cocobod showed on Friday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi blended European style with African flair for a catwalk collection that marked the first time a designer from sub-Saharan Africa had joined the Paris haute couture fashion week.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Fifty-one people died in South Africa's mines last year, compared to 81 in 2018, the mines ministry tweeted on Friday.

HARARE (Reuters) - Striking junior doctors at Zimbabwe's state hospitals will end a four-month strike after accepting an offer from a telecoms billionaire to pay them a monthly allowance of about $300 for six months, their union said on Thursday.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's financial crime watchdog arraigned ex-attorney general Mohammed Adoke for allegedly receiving bribes to facilitate a $1.3 billion oil deal, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.