Col. Mamadi Doumbouya, who was sworn in as Guinea's interim president following the coup in 2021, told the U.N. General Assembly that beyond condemning the coups, global leaders must also "look to and address the deep-rooted causes."
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Kenyans gather to commemorate the deadly attack on 21 September 2013 by Somali Islamist Al-Shabaab fighters at the upmarket Nairobi shopping mall which killed 67 people.
More than a week after a tsunami-scale flash flood ripped through the coastal city of Derna, razing entire neighbourhoods, Mahmud Erqiq is still waiting to learn the fate of his missing relatives.
Police have obtained a court order to hold Robertson in custody for five days while they investigate.
Archaeologists believe the simple log construction may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood
By 2040, Africa will be home to nine mega cities hosting more than ten million people. But rapid urbanization has created capacity problems for cities, and local governments are struggling to plan, provide infrastructure, public transport and other soc...
With the closure of land routes between Niger and Benin, many people have turned to canoes and motorised boats to cross the River Niger at their peril. Since the coup on 26 July, the bridge linking the Beninese town of Malanville to Gaya in Niger has b...
In 2020, the Security Council approved a plan for a phased withdrawal in DR Congo, setting parameters for transferring the responsibilities of UN troops to Congolese forces.
Inhabitants of Timbuktu describe the "truly unbearable" situation of being almost completely cut off from the world for several weeks due to a jihadist blockade
Deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has petitioned West Africa's regional court seeking his release from detention and the restoration of his rule
