Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The governor met with the president behind closed doors.

President Trump said the U.S. would not interfere in Turkey attacking Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. But some new statements are causing confusion over what will happen and the Turkish lira is responding. Bloomberg's Onur Ant appears on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."

President Donald Trump says the Democrats impeachment investigation is crumbling. Speaking to reporters, he called House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff a "stone-cold liar." Trump alleged without evidence that Schiff helped write up the whistle-blower complaint.

President Donald Trump gave his administration power to impose new sanctions on Turkey but isn’t moving ahead with them yet, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

US President Donald Trump has called for an immediate halt to Turkey's strikes against Kurds in Syria as Washington slapped sanctions on Turkish officials. Vice President Mike Pence is set to lead a mediation effort.

Guinea's continued crackdown on opposition protests led to several deaths on Monday. Police opened fire on demonstrators opposing a new constitution that could allow President Alpha Conde to run for a third term.

The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South), has said the 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari is “nothing but a budget of taxation”. Abaribe made the statement during the deliberations of the Appropriation Bill. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday presented a proposed N10.33 trillion budget to the national assembly for 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of a mother and her child in the tanker accident in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Conservative academic Kais Saied, who is poised to become Tunisia's next president, has thanked the "young people for turning a new page" in the country's history. The independent candidate won more than 70% of the vote.

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa discussed political and economic ties that the two countries have and how they plan to make them stronger. CNBC Africa's Karabo Letlhatlha spoke with the minister of trade and industry, Ebrahim Patel.

In some paintings, the wounds are plain to see: an arm or leg lost to war. In others, the injuries that US veterans suffered are hidden from view. But all of the works by former president George W.Bush reflect some of the human toll of his decisions as commander-in-chief.

The former South African president has been denied a stay of the prosecution to prevent him from being charged in a graft case. He faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering.