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The UK and its allies stand ready to support any efforts made by Ecowas leaders to restore democracy in Niger where the president was recently overthrown in a coup, says British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. Speaking to the BBC in…

Volunteers Redouble Efforts To Restore Mogadishu's Golden Coast On Urubo, Liido and Sugunto Liido beaches, piles of debris cover the sand. The pollution has scarred the landscape here in a place where people come, seeking a reprieve…

Kenya's President William Ruto has scolded top government officials for arriving late to a scheduled meeting saying it showed lack of discipline. "If you cannot keep time with your employer, you have basically dismissed yourself. It's…

France On Sunday, protesters outside the French embassy in the capital, Niamey, chanted "Long live Russia", "Long live Putin" and "Down with France". They also set fire to the walls of the embassy compound. The French foreign ministry…

A Hong Kong court has struck down the government's request to ban from the internet the unofficial anthem of the island's pro-democracy movement. Judge Anthony Chan ruled that granting the ban could have had "chilling effects" on freedom…

Voters in the flashpoint Central African Republic will cast their ballot Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution, opening the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera. One of the poorest and most…

Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete security footage at his Florida home, in new criminal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified files. The latest indictment adds one count of wilful retention of…

Paramilitary fighters have destroyed three military jets at the Wadi Seidna airbase north of the capital, Khartoum, army sources have confirmed. The airfield is used by the military to carry out air strikes on the Rapid Support Forces…

Egypt's president has urged Vladimir Putin to renew the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain at a summit the Russian president is hosting. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said it was "essential" the deal be revived and called for an urgent…

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country's…