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Eritrea’s government has denied Amnesty International’s allegations that its soldiers committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region despite a peace deal signed last November. Eritrean soldiers had…

Accelerating the construction of a large African trade zone,free of customs duties in particular. This is what Comorian President Azali Assoumani, who this year holds the presidency of the African Union, is committed to. Since its entry…

The authorities in Niger have announced the re-opening of the country’s airspace for civil and commercial flights. The military junta in Niamey closed access to the skies above the country on 6 August citing “a threat of military…

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sworn in earlier after winning a disputed poll, has accused outsiders of trying to sponsor mayhem during the elections. He took the oath in front of the chief justice, and to cheers from…

The leader of Gabon's military junta has vowed to return power to civilians after "free, transparent" elections. However, in a speech after being sworn in as interim president, he did not give a date for military rule to end. Gen…

Speaking after being sworn in as Gabon's interim president, Gen Brice Nguema defended the seizure of power last week, saying that it was a patriotic act. He quoted Ghana's former military leader, and later elected president, Jerry John…

Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s lawless east. Friday’s ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy belonging to TSM Mining that was carrying…

Gabon's new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide a timelines for fresh elections. Gen Brice Oligui Nguema said the country's state institutions would be made more democratic and their…

The main opposition party in Senegal says its leader, Ousmane Sonko has ended a hunger strike he began following his arrest in late July. Muslim leaders had urged him to end his hunger strike. He was admitted to intensive…

The Senegalese Minister of Justice declared that the conviction of opponent Ousmane Sonko in a morals case was “final”, which makes him ineligible for the 2024 presidential election. Ousmane Sonko, whose struggle with power and justice…