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Ethiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region

An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident said on Monday, as deadly clashes rock the region.

US expresses worry over Niger junta plan to charge President Bazoum

"We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum's unjust detention has gone even a step further," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

Egypt’s Sissi hosts Jordanian, Palestinian leaders to discuss ‘two-state solution’

Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Monday (Aug. 14) welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan in the northern coastal city of El Alamein.
The leaders were then joined by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.

Senegal’s main opposition coalition loses one of its founding parties

The block formalized its breakaway with one of its founding parties late last week.

Niamey residents welcome plans to prosecute former president

The possible trial of former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum was a hot topic in Niamey on Monday (Aug. 14).
Some residents of the capital backed the plan the ruling junta announced late Sunday. The military said in an address Bazoum would be tried fo...

Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans

Lawmakers from the opposition are urging President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana to immediately halt all preparations towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers for this endeavor.

Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans

Lawmakers from the opposition are urging President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana to immediately halt all preparations towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers for this endeavor.

Neymar agrees to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has agreed to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for a fee in the region of €90m (£77.6m) plus add-ons.

Sudan’s Burhan accuses rival RSF of ‘war crimes’

In a rare, televised speech Monday (Aug. 14), the head of Sudan's military accused the rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes as all-out civil war threatens to engulf the country.

Twelve life sentences for South African serial child sex offender

The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced Gerhard Ackerman, a notorious serial offender, to 12 life sentences for his extensive record of sexual crimes against children in South Africa.