The military junta, which has confined Bazoum to the presidential palace since Wednesday, has previously warned against foreign attempts to extract him, saying it would result in bloodshed and chaos.
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"This square [which hosts the festival] has existed since [the days of] our ancestors and the rehearsals for the Sebeiba take place here, from the first night of Ashura [Muslim religious event] to the 9th night. During these rehearsals, children learn ...
"Kenya's commitment is to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police to restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations," Kenya's Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua said in a statement late Satur...
Counting is underway in the Central African Republic following Sunday's vote on a new constitution.
Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week, as his lawyers condemned his arrest
The West African leaders meeting in an extraordinary summit on Niger have threatened military action against the junta if it doesn't reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who is being held captive.
Morocco has appealed for a return to normalcy with neighbor Algeria. King Mohammed VI said late Saturday in a speech to mark the anniversary of his ascension to the throne in 1999 that the two countries need to bolster their ties and improve on their ...
The Festival International Nuits d'Afrique is a festival of African, Caribbean and Latin music taking place every year in July in the city of Montreal, in Canada
Morocco makes football history in Adelaide with a victory against South Korea, Morocco's first win in a Women's World Cup
ECOWAS issues ultimatum to Niger amid popular show of defiance on the streets of the capital, Niamey
