conflicts

Senegal has cut mobile internet access ahead of a banned march against the postponement of a presidential election, and rights groups accused the authorities of using overly repressive tactics to stifle widespread opposition to the delay.…

ECOWAS envoys arrived in Niger on Saturday afternoon in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution to the leadership crisis. Niger's prime minister welcomed the delegation which was headed by a Nigerian former military…

The African Union (AU) has urged the Ethiopian government and a militia in the Amhara region to embrace dialogue to resolve a renewed dispute that has left dozens of people dead and many others injured. AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat…

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF in a statement said it…

The conflict in Sudan has thrown the banking sector into chaos. Many Sudanese have been locked out of their savings as the seven-day ceasefire agreed last week approaches the end. "Previously, it was very difficult to transfer money,…

Khartoum residents have described fierce battles on Saturday with fighters roving the streets and little sign Sudan's warring sides were respecting an agreement to protect civilians ahead of ceasefire talks due to resume in Saudi Arabia on…