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Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was sentenced to two years in prison a month ago, has called on the Senegalese people to "go out in droves" over the next few days, on the eve of an address to the nation by President Macky Sall, who is…

Ahead of Sierra Leone's presidential elections on 24 June, supporters of the main opposition party, the All People's Congress (APC) gathered in the capital Freetown to protest the country's dire economic situation. The West African…

Sudan’s warring parties began a cease-fire Sunday after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos. Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighbouring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of…

Malians will vote on Sunday to approve or reject constitutional amendments that would reinforce presidential powers ahead of a promised transition from military rule back to democracy in the West African nation. The referendum is the first…

Members of Mali's security forces have cast their ballots during early voting ahead of the new constitution referendum.  The referendum slated for June 18 is a major milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024. On…

Air strikes battered Sudan's capital, as fighting entered its 22nd day only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks. The street battles in the city of five million inhabitants continue to…

Senior members of South Africa’s ruling party ANC are on a "working visit" to Russia. In a statement, the African National Congress party said the visit followed an invitation from Russia’s ruling party and ally the United Russia Party.…

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country's former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was detained for over 10 years for war crimes, as the country's defence minister in a sweeping government…

South African security forces said on Monday that 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across the country over public violence ahead of planned protests by the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. The EFF has called…

Chadian president Mahamat Deby met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday. Mahamat Deby is visiting Israel to open the central African nation’s embassy in the Jewish state, building on their diplomatic relations,…