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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.
Nigerian labour unions march against soaring cost of living under new president/in /by
In Abuja, hundreds , watched closely by police, marched down a main thoroughfare chanting and singing against the subsidy cuts that have led to the rising cost of petrol in the oil-rich nation.
Senegal: authorities suspend TikTok app/in /by
"It has been noted that the TikTok application is the social network preferred by ill-intentioned people to disseminate hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country,"
Nigerian Stowayways who survived 14 days on Ship’s rudder rescued in Brazil/in /by
"It was a terrible experience for me," said 38-year-old Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye, one of the four Nigerians, in an interview at a Sao Paulo church shelter. "On board, it is not easy. I was shaking, so scared. But I'm here."