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Brazilian president supports more countries in BRICS
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference
"We are talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,"
Niger coup already making prices of goods go higher
One week after Niger's coup and only days after some of the landlocked West African country's neighbours imposed sanctions to punish the putschists, people are beginning to feel the economic effects.
Somalia suspends athletics head after runner’s slow 100-meter sprint
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
"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”
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
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
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
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
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.