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The European Union has defended its record of helping to relieve the suffering of migrants in Libya, after U.N.-backed investigators accused the 27-nation bloc of abetting human rights abuses and other crimes in the largely north African…

Burkina Faso's military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of terrorists North African wing AQIM. Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have…

The family of a South African held hostage by militants in Mali for over five years launched a fresh appeal for his release. Forty-seven-year-old, Gerco van Deventer, was kidnapped in Libya on 3rd November, 2017. “Van Deventer, an…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA, Internal Organisation for Migration IOM, Food and Agricultural Organisation FAO and Concordis International have brokered a peace agreement between the Ngok Dinkas and Misseriyas…

The Speaker, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis has lamented over the abysmal access to reliable, sustainable and affordable energy in the region. The Speaker disclosed this at a five-day…

A French journalist who was kidnapped by armed groups in the Sahel region of Africa has regained  freedom after years in captivity in Mali, authorities said. The French journalist Olivier Dubois arrived on Monday at Niamey airport. "I…

Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped in Mali earlier this month have been freed unharmed and unconditionally, the organisation said on Monday. "We are relieved to find our colleagues safe and…

The Chinese government has condemned the killing of nine Chinese nationals at a mining site in the Central African Republic (CAR), where a civil war is raging, and the president of China, Xi Jinping, called on Monday for the perpetrators to…

Britain's Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing the government's commitment to its controversial agreement with Kigali to deport some asylum-seekers to the African country. After…

At least five people were killed After a boat capsized in southern Ghana's Lake Volta on Saturday morning, local authorities confirmed. Daniel Adzakpa, a member of assembly Azizakpe Electoral Area, said the passenger boat carrying about…