Libya: Tripoli-based High council of state elect new chairman/in /by
“This democratic and electoral ceremony took place in accordance with the regulations that were drawn up for the Supreme Council of the State. There is an election for the office of the presidency every year. Thank God for this democratic approach..." Magda Al-Falah, High Council of State Member
Mali, Burkina to send delegation to coup-hit Niger/in /by
"Burkina Faso and Mali are sending a delegation to Niamey, led by the Malian minister" Abdoulaye Maïga, one of the strong men of the Malian junta, indicated the Malian army on social networks.
Icon Grandmaster Flash leads the Bronx in 70s-style hip-hop jam/in /by
The audience swayed with their hands in the air as Flash threw it back to the jams of the early 1970s, which ushered in the genre that's profoundly impacted music as well as fashion, dance and the culture at large.
12 Ghanaians successfully complete 10,000km drive from Accra to London/in /by
he expedition involved an array of vehicles, including a Mercedez Benz G-Wagon, a Toyota Landcruisers (V8), Lexus RX 350, and a Ford F150 Raptor.
Niger’s military shuts down airspace as it warns of an imminent attack/in /by
Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president.
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture/in /by
This aims to recover the 7,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year that end up littering beaches on the Kerkennah Islands 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the port city of Sfax.
Jailed Senegal opposition leader admitted to hospital/in /by
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike since he was arrested after a two-year standoff with the government. Aides and one of his lawyers said he was admitted to a hospital emergency on Sunday in Dakar.
Sonko’s lawyer Juan Branco arrested by Senegalese police/in /by
Franco-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco representing Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko "is currently in the hands of the BIP, an elite police unit," says Senegal's Interior Minister Antoine Abdoulaye Félix Diome.
Morocco minibus plunge kills 24/in /by
Accidents are frequent on the roads of Morocco and other North African countries, which see thousands of road deaths annually
Close to 30,000 Niger coup supporters gather in Niamey/in /by
The stadium, named after Seyni Kountche, who led Niger's first coup d'etat in 1974, was almost full and the atmosphere was festive