The head of the military regime in Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani, met with his counterpart leading the military junta in Mali, Assimi Goïta, in his first international visit since the coup in Niamey, as observed by an AFP correspondent.
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The former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, in exile for four years, "can return" to his country, but it is the justice system that will decide on the enforcement of his convictions in Côte d'Ivoire, declared the Ivorian government spokesperson o...
Residents in the area told The Associated Press they witnessed gunfire between the rebels and security forces. The war and insecurity in the DRC's east means swathes of territory are not under the control of the state. That could disenfranchise million...
The U.S. national was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 2014 for sexually abusing Kenyan children and circulating their images online between December 2013 and May 2014.
He was released in November 2022 under unclear circumstances after only serving e...
This week: Focus on the "Compact with Africa" meeting between African countries and the G20; Maritime pillage: trawlers threaten Senegal's food sovereignty; A green turning point for the CAR: Central Africa's flagship solar power plant is up and running.
On February 9, 2023, the MPs rushed to the podium where President Cyril Ramaphosa was to deliver his state of the nation address. They were subsequently removed by security services.
President George Weah conceded after it became evident that his opponent, Joseph Boakai, secured a narrow yet insurmountable lead, winning by just over 20,000 votes in the final results released on Monday.
The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos on Tuesday when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district on Tuesday, according to Nigeria’s road safety agency.
The move is part of the Ghana government's ambitious 10-year 'Beyond The Return' campaign, designed to encourage Africans in the diaspora to explore and reconnect with Ghana.
In a remote southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, about 140 volunteers slept in shifts through a 24-hour annual wildlife census - a valuable indicator of the status of the southern African nation's wildlife resources during a worrying regional drought.
