Africa

Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was arrested Friday, two members of his party and a senior security official told AFP, though no precise reasons were given. “Ousmane Sonko was arrested…

The recently-concluded coup in the Niger Republic has caused concern among Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who described the development as “unwanted” and “shocking.”. In a statement posted on his…

According to the Federal Government, no fewer than 205 Nigerians who were left behind in the war-torn Sudan have been evacuated. At precisely 12:15 pm, the returnees arrived at the…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered Niger’s ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum Washington’s steadfast support, and warned those detaining him that “hundreds of millions of dollars of assistance” was at…

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum is in “good health” despite being detained at his residence by coup plotters, France’s foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Friday. Paris’ top diplomat said Bazoum had…

With soldiers in fatigues announcing that they are taking power, condemnation from Western partners, and mediation from neighboring countries, the coup d’état in Niger is the third of its kind…

Nine people, including four soldiers, were killed Sunday evening when a civilian plane crashed in Sudan due to “technical” reasons, the army said, as the war in the east African…

Social media networks like Facebook and Instagram were back online in Ethiopia on Wednesday after being blocked for five months, according to an internet advocacy organisation and an AFP journalist.…

President Cyril Ramaphosa had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, on Saturday, over the ongoing negotiations between Russia and the United Nations (UN) about the Black Sea Grain Initiative.…

A police officer and four civilians were killed in a “complex terrorist attack” in southwestern Niger, the army said Saturday, in an area where thousands have fled their homes this…