Africa

An Ivory Coast anti-riot police officer fires a smoke grenade during clashes with residents at a demonstration – ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP Clashes involving students and police were reported in the vicinity …

A guard stands in front of one of the gates inside the prison of Kenitra, in the coastal city of the same name, near the Moroccan capital Rabat, on August …

This file photo taken on February 06, 2018, shows a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin, at the “Bitcoin Change” shop in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. (Photo …

Demonstrators hold a “Thank you Wagner” banner during a demonstration organised by the Yerewolo platform in Bamako, 19 February 2022 – FLORENT VERGNES/AFP The main jihadist alliance in the Sahel …

The President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina has called on African governments to prepare for a global food crisis.  A statement from the AfDB said Adesina made …

In this file photo taken on October 16, 2020, Former President and presidential candidate, Alpha Conde addresses his supporters at a campaign rally in Conakry. – JOHN WESSELS/AFP Guinea’s ousted …

Togolese prison guards stand at the entrance of the Lome Prison on April 22, 2022 – MATTEO FRASCHINI KOFFI/AFP Visits to prisons have resumed in Togo after a suspension that …

This aerial view shows the aftermath of the fire that broke out at at Waaheen market in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on April 2, 2022 Six people were killed Friday in a blast …

Niger soldiers patrolling Niger MPs on Friday voted in favour of allowing the deployment of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the impoverished Sahel nation. After several hours of debate, the …

FILE – `Previous President of Kenya Mwai Kibaki arrives for the inauguration of his successor Uhuru Kenyatta – The Associated Press. Kenya has been in a state of mourning since …