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Africa

French ambassador finally leaves Niger amid diplomatic row

Jane Kalu -
France's ambassador to Niger has left the country, marking a significant development in the...
Africa

Guinea’s leader defends coups but juntas are failing to solve problems

Plu Team -
The recent coups in Africa are attempts by militaries to save their countries from...
Africa

After over 20 years in office, Rwanda’s Kagame seeks fourth term

Plu Team -
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he will contest next year’s election to seek a...
Africa

World Bank, IMF meetings return to Africa after 50 years

Eric Ojo -
The annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will go...
Africa

IMF ties Beninese economic trouble to Nigeria and Niger

Eric Ojo -
The Beninese economy is facing headwinds after next-door neighbour Nigeria scrapped petrol subsidy, followed...
Africa

10,000 people feared missing as floods devastate Libya

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

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

Plu Team -
Rescue teams from Spain, UK and Qatar began supporting Moroccan rescuers in areas that...
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Death toll exceeds 1,000 from Morocco earthquake

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

Niger reopens airspace month after as Ecowas threat remains

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

Gabon coup leader Brice Nguema declares self president

Ubong Ekott -
Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of the Gabon’s military coup that removed President Ali Bongo,...
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Death toll in South Africa’s “hijacked” building fire rises

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

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

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

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

Plu Team -
Military officers who took power in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui...
Africa

Gabon army speaks on Ali Bongo’s whereabouts after coup

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

Macron says French ambassador to Niger will not leave despite pressure

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

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali form military alliance

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

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

Plu Team -
The West African group of countries Ecowas vowed on Thursday to use force to...
Africa

ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Ghana on possible intervention in Niger

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

Kenya reinstates fuel subsidy months after scrapping it

Plu Team -
Kenya has reinstated fuel subsidy nearly a year after President William Ruto scrapped it...
Africa

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

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