Africa

Niger's military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of "blatant interference" by backing the country's ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey. President…

Hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents clashed with each other and with Israeli police Saturday, leaving dozens injured in one of the most violent street confrontations among African asylum seekers and migrants in Tel Aviv…

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…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said coups only make crises worse, emphasizing the need for durable governance and the rule of law. Guterres said this while highlighting the succession of military coups unfolding across Africa…

Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu has expressed his deepest condolences to the Government and people of South Africa, following a tragic fire incident at a multi-story building in Johannesburg’s central business district.…

Norway is to close its embassy in Bamako following the withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping mission to Mali, the Foreign Ministry announced in Oslo. The withdrawal of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in…

Gabon’s coup appears to have given the country’s main opposition party some room for hope. After warmly thanking the army for having stood up against “an electoral coup", it called on the military to complete the counting of ballots from…

Nigerien military junta that seized power last month said it had revoked the French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity and instructed the police to expel him. Sylvain Itte visa and that of his family have also been cancelled. He had…