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The leader of the mutinous soldiers who detained the democratically elected president in Niger addressed the nation, two days after the military takeover. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by Omar, said the country needed to change…

African leaders have gathered in Gigiri, Nairobi County for the African Union's fifth Mid-Year coordination meeting. The summit aimed among other things to address critical issues of African integration and division of labour. The…

International NGO, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), called on Friday for the "immediate" resumption of food aid distribution in Ethiopia. The call comes after the US government and the UN Food Programme (WFP) suspended food aid in May to…

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…

British A-list actor Idris Elba, who also has Sierra Leonean citizenship and heritage, has called for a peaceful general election in Sierra Leone, which will take place on Saturday. "This election, please let it be peaceful," he said in…

Thousands of South Sudanese revelers gathered for Aweil town’s cultural peace festivals, a two-day happening where vibrant singing and dancing kept visitors thoroughly entertained. Organized by the Northern Bahr El Ghazal’s State…

President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic says that he would call a referendum on a new constitution that would allow him to seek a new term. "I have decided to submit this project for a new constitution to a…

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has rejected a court ruling that could preclude him from running in next year's election, vowing to pursue his candidacy and calling for a mass protest against President Macky Sall. On Monday, a…

The head of Tunisian diplomacy Nabil Ammar has called for the EU to show "solidarity" with his country, especially in the fight against illegal immigration, by receiving the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Tunisia,…