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Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted West Africa's economic and political bloc to call for the re-establishment of the electoral…

In the capital Niamey, the decision taken by the Heads of State of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to quit the regional block, the Economic Community of West African States, has well been received by the civilians in the region. "They did…

The military juntas in West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday. The juntas accused the regional economic bloc of…

Sudan has ordered three diplomats from Chad to leave the country within 72 hours, saying the individuals were "persona non grata", the Sudanese state news agency reported. The move by Sudan follows Chad declaring four Sudanese diplomats…

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all ruled by military juntas, have proposed a regional partnership to facilitate trade and tackle insecurity in the region, they said in a joint statement late. The top diplomats of…

A nighttime curfew has been declared in 3 Chadian three cities, N'Djamena, Moundou, Doba and Koumra, the Prime minister announced after banned protests took place and were violently repressed. On Thursday, security forces opened fire on…

Ethiopian authorities say they have taken control of three towns in Tigray, the embattled northern region that has seen a resurgence of fighting since August. The Government Communication Service in a statement (October 18) said the…

The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. "The United States today…

The Ethiopian government has signed a 24 million U.S. dollars off-grid electrification project contract with three Chinese firms and one South Korean firm, an Ethiopian official said. Speaking to newsmen, Melaku Taye, Communications…

At least three people have died from Ebola in Guinea and five others have tested positive in the first possible resurgence of the disease since the outbreak in 2013. They fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding, some of them…