Somalia suspends athletics head after runner’s slow 100-meter sprint/in /by
Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Barre Mohamud said his ministry did not know how 20-year-old Nasra Abukar Ali was selected to compete in the women's 100 at the student games in Chengdu on Tuesday.
Ivory Coast: Abidjan residents react to death of former president Henri Konan Bedie/in /by
"President Bédié lived a quiet life and left quietly. The greatest challenge facing us today, especially the supports of the PDCI-RDA, is the challenge of maintaining cohesion and unity." Djédri N'Goran, PDCI administration director
Mali: influencer sentenced to prison for denouncing the junta’s “failure”/in /by
An influential Malian woman was sentenced on Wednesday to a year's imprisonment after speaking out against the ruling military and its "failure" to deal with insecurity and inflation, according to her lawyer.
Moroccan man jailed for five years for criticising king in Facebook posts/in /by
Under the Constitution, Morocco's foreign policy is the prerogative of the monarch, in this case, Mohammed VI.
Blinken seeks partnership with African youth leaders/in /by
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told young leaders from Africa Wednesday that collaboration as equal partners is necessary to meet today's challenges of food security, preventing conflict, combating climate change, and slowing the spread of disease.
20 confirmed dead in Uganda boat accident/in /by
Twenty people died when a boat capsized in Ugandan waters on Lake Victoria on Wednesday morning, police said as rescuers and local residents searched for survivors
Niger’s military ruler warns against foreign meddling/in /by
Niger's new military ruler lashed out at neighbouring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to be ready to defend the nation.
France suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice/in /by
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and financial aid and military partnerships had been suspended until further notice.
Italian plane with 99 evacuees from Niger arrives in Rome/in /by
An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome early on Wednesday with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger, the Italian defence ministry said.
Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup/in /by
"Nigeria disconnected since yesterday (Tuesday) the high voltage line that carries electricity to Niger ," the source said.