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In Niamey, the Nigerien capital, reactions are mixed after the official announcement of the end of the operation of the French anti-jihadist Barkhane force, part of which has redeployed to Niger after leaving neighbouring Mali. Operation…

The two leaders of the main political opposition movements in Chad, Succès Masra and Max Loalngar have gone into hiding for their safety, three weeks after a bloody demonstration by their movements. They both told said on Wednesday that…

Guinea's ruling junta ordered prosecutors to take legal action against former president Alpha Condé. The prosecutions against Condé as well as other officials and ex-ministers, include alleged acts of "corruption, illicit enrichment,…

Senegalese main opposition leader and presidential candidate, Ousmane Sonko, has claimed his innocence as he made his first court appearance in Dakar to respond to accusations of rape. “He has, as you can imagine, contested the facts and…

Mali's opposition leader Colonel Assimi Goita has received a draft of a new constitution, a key part of the military's bid to retain power in the crisis-hit country until 2024. The text of the "preliminary draft constitution" has not…

As Malian authorities held a traditional military parade on Thursday to mark the country's independence day in the presence of the head of Guinea´s military junta, Col Mamady Doumbouya,  West African leaders were in a meeting in New York on…

The ruling junta in Guinea has launched a violent attack on the current president of ECOWAS ahead of a summit of the organization, denouncing Wednesday's remarks as a "disgrace". In the attack on Thursday (September 22), the junta…

The leader of Tunisian main opposition party was freed after being questioned by the country’s counterterrorism unit Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and terrorism financing through an association charity. Rached Ghannouchi, 81,…

Opposition leaders and civil society associations gathered in the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, to demonstrate against the attempted revision of the Constitution. The protest was called one day after President Faustin…

Angola's main opposition party, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), has rejected the provisional results of the national electoral commission, claiming the process was marred by counting irregularities. Unita…