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Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president. Niger’s state television announced the move on Sunday night, hours…

Pope Francis has called for warring factions in Sudan to set aside their weapons, expressing sadness at the violence that has continued for more than a month in the African nation. "In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I…

Ethiopia received an envoy for Sudan’s General Abdel-Fattah Burhan to discuss the ongoing conflict amid reports of continuing violence in Khartoum. The special envoy said that the Sudanese government would soon put an end to the…

Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have blocked access to Facebook for security reasons. Government spokesman Alkassoum Maiga said the government did not have to comment on the cause of the blockade, which began on January 10 and…

The Ghanaian parliament closed its doors for at least three weeks after more than 100 cases of Covid-19 were discovered among MPs and staff, official sources said. "I have decided, in consultation with political leaders, that the…