Africa

10,000 people feared missing as floods devastate Libya

At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused...

Foreign teams join Morocco earthquake search as death toll tops 2,100

Rescue teams from Spain, UK and Qatar began supporting Moroccan rescuers in areas that...

Death toll exceeds 1,000 from Morocco earthquake

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday surpassed 1,000 on...

Niger reopens airspace month after as Ecowas threat remains

Niger's military government says it has reopened the country's airspace to all commercial flights...

Gabon coup leader Brice Nguema declares self president

Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of the Gabon’s military coup that removed President Ali Bongo,...

Death toll in South Africa’s “hijacked” building fire rises

Authorities in South Africa say a building that caught fire early Thursday killing over...

Coup: Without ‘big stick’ on Niger, we’ll suffer consequences – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said the coup in Gabon confirmed his fears that “copycats” will...

Head of Gabon military junta Gen Oligui is Bongo’s “cousin”

Military officers who took power in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui...

Gabon army speaks on Ali Bongo’s whereabouts after coup

Military officers in Gabon said Wednesday they have seized power and put long-serving President...

Macron says French ambassador to Niger will not leave despite pressure

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the country's ambassador to Niger would...

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali form military alliance

The juntas in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a military alliance to...

Ecowas insists on Niger military action ‘if everything else fails’

The West African group of countries Ecowas vowed on Thursday to use force to...

ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Ghana on possible intervention in Niger

West African defence chiefs are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra to consider the possible...

Kenya reinstates fuel subsidy months after scrapping it

Kenya has reinstated fuel subsidy nearly a year after President William Ruto scrapped it...

Exclusive: World Bank denies Uganda bias, explains gay law decision

The World Bank has denied bias in its decision to halt further lending to...

Niger coup leaders vow to prosecute President Bazoum for ‘treason’

The military junta in Niger says it will prosecute President Mohamed Bazoum for "high...

Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma released from jail

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma will no longer complete his prison time after...

ECOWAS deploys standby force amid Niger junta threat to ‘kill president’

The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the activation of a...

Few options for ECOWAS as leaders meet again in Abuja over Niger

The heads of governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are...

World Bank suspends lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law

The World Bank says it is suspending financial assistance to the Ugandan government after...