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Two men close to Benin's president were sentenced to 20 years in prison following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the West African country. Olivier Boko, a businessman and long-time friend of President Patrice…

A Haitian judge has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 senior officials accused of government corruption, including many former presidents and prime ministers. The warrants, issued on Friday and leaked on social media over the…

Nigerien military tribunal granted the son of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Mohamed Bazoum Salem, provisional release from house arrest in the capital Niamey on Monday, it said in a statement. Salem, 23, has been in detention at the…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that she opposed the "forced displacement of Palestinians" during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Von der Leyen expressed gratitude to Egypt for…

Four police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa's deputy president will be charged with assault and other offenses after being caught on video kicking and stomping on at least two men after they pulled their car…

Egyptian President Abel Fattah El-Sissi with Polish President Andrey Duda in Cairo to discuss liquefied gas supply and cooperation. The North African leader is hosting his counterpart for a three-day state visit. Topics on the agenda…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Senegal, Macky Sall and his counterpart took part in the Senegal-Turkey business forum then held a press conference. President Macky Sall hosted his Turkish counterpart, on an official…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa, this was at the start of Kenyatta’s two-day state visit to South Africa.…

The speaker of Tunisia's parliament Rached Ghannouchi has called for "peaceful struggle" against a return to "absolute one-man rule”. Ghannouchi described the situation as "a step back, a decade after Tunisia's 2011 revolution. "It's a…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria is set to provide the necessary policy direction that supports President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision to lift one hundred million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years and position…