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Niger’s ousted president running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coup/in /by
President Mohamed Bazoum, the West African nation's democratically elected leader, has been held at the presidential palace in Niamey with his wife and son since mutinous soldiers moved against him on July 26.
Morocco: more than 50 migrants intercepted in the Atlantic/in /by
"A Royal Navy unit on patrol off Tan-Tan on Tuesday assisted 56 would-be irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a makeshift boat," the military source was quoted by the MAP news agency as saying.
Niger: EU says “there is room for mediation efforts”/in /by
"There is still room for mediation efforts in Niger", declared European commission spokesman Peter Stano during a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday.
Mali: musician Salif Keïta resigns from political body/in /by
"I hereby submit my resignation effective July 31, 2023 as a member of the National Transitional Council for purely personal reasons," said a message attributed to Salif Keïta and read by an official in open session.
World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law/in /by
The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after the law was enacted in May and determined that additional measures were necessary to ensure projects align with the bank's environmental and social standards.
Antony Blinken: “Wagner takes advantage of the situation in Niger”/in /by
"I think what happened, and what continues to happen in Niger, was not orchestrated by Russia or Wagner," Blinken said. "
Zimbabwe: opposition faces challenges but won’t give up (Chamisa)/in /by
Zimbabwe's opposition faces many challenges, including "political violence" two weeks ahead of the August 23 presidential and parliamentary elections, but will not give up, promised its leader Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday evening.
Ethiopia: WFP “tests” resumption of food aid in Tigray/in /by
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP on Tuesday that since the end of July it has been "testing" the resumption of food aid distribution in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, which it suspended in May for misappropriation.
41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa/in /by
Some survivors told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy.
S.Leone says 14 soldiers, 3 police under investigation for ‘subversion’/in /by
Of the 14 arrested members of the armed forces, eight are ranked between lieutenant and major, while six are non-commissioned officers ranking between private and sergeant, inspector general William Fayia Sellu said in a press