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Mali: soldiers killed in a jihadist ambush near Niger/in /by
Several Malian soldiers were killed in the jihadist ambush on Thursday of an army convoy heading for Niger, in the Ménaka region (northeast), a military official and a local elected official said on Friday.
Scores injured after protesters against Eritrea’s government attack cultural festival in Sweden/in /by
The protesters set booths and vehicles ablaze, sending smoke billowing into the sky. Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that up to a thousand protesters marched towards the festival grounds, pushing past police cordons and using sticks and rocks as weapons.
Niger Coup: Bazoum warns of a rebound in terrorism/in /by
"I am writing this as a hostage. Niger is under attack by a military junta trying to overthrow our democracy, and I am just one of the citizens who by the hundreds have been arbitrarily and illegally imprisoned",
Olympique de Marseille officially presented Kondogbia and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang/in /by
Kondogbia, who played five games with France before switching his international allegiance to the Central African Republic in 2018, started his professional career at Lens and then moved around Europe
The South African Banyana Banyana make ‘herstory’/in /by
The south African Banyana Banyana make history after their 3-2 win over Italy in their final World Cup group stage game.
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara region/in /by
The prime minister’s office announced the decision on Friday after the region’s leader said regular law enforcement was no longer able to contain the violence. The declaration needs approval from Parliament.
Nelson Chamisa: President Mnangagwa wants to cling to power/in /by
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power.
Sierra Leone’s Bio calls for dialogue after divisive polls/in /by
"In this Parliament where no party has reached a two-thirds majority, the need for dialogue and negotiation resounds with the utmost urgency. We must find common ground across political divides,"
Niger: Paris “very strongly condemns” the suspension of France 24 and RFI/in /by
France on Thursday condemned "very firmly" the suspension of the broadcasting of the media France 24 and RFI in Niger, where a coup d'etat overthrew the elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
Niger: ECOWAS delegation fails to meet junta leader/in /by
A delegation from west African bloc ECOWAS left Niger without meeting junta leader, who announced the scrapping of military pacts between Niamey and Paris.