Eight soldiers in Burkina Faso arrested for alleged plot
One of the alleged plotters tipped off the authorities on Saturday to an alleged "plan to destabilize the institutions of...
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Uganda reopens schools after world’s longest Covid-19 shutdown
The tale of the two friends -- one a dropout, one joyfully resuming her education - is also the tale...
Aid workers say Ethiopia air strike in northwest Tigray killed 56 people
Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government...
Fire rips through South Africa’s parliament, collapsing roof and gutting entire floors
Images from the scene showed flames shooting out of the top of one building, sending plumes of thick black smoke...
Mali proposes five-year election delay to West African bloc
The transitional government initially agreed to hold presidential and legislative elections in February 2022, 18 months after Colonel Assimi Goita...
At least four anti-coup protesters shot dead in Sudan as security forces raid broadcasters
Authorities fired live bullets and tear gas at crowds in Omdurman, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) northwest of the capital,...
Mourners pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his body lies in state
The coffin was the "cheapest available" at the request of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights pioneer, according...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90
In a statement confirming his death on Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences to Tutu's family and...
Arrival of Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali condemned by European governments
The 16 governments, including France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, said they were aware of "the involvement of the...
Ethiopia to lose access to lucrative US trade program following CNN investigation
Ethiopia was found to be in violation of section 506a of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the statement...
Tunisia’s former President Marzouki sentenced to prison in absentia, state media reports
Marzouki -- who lives in Paris -- accused sitting Tunisian President Kais Saied of organizing a coup in July after...
UN calls for investigation into allegations of rape during Sudan protests
Sunday's demonstration drew hundreds of thousands of people to the capital Khartoum to protest against a military coup on October...
Tigrayan forces pull out of neighboring Ethiopian regions in step toward possible ceasefire
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council President Abdou Abarry, dated Sunday and seen by...
South Africa’s High Court orders former president Zuma to go back to jail
The 79-year old began medical parole in September, and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, after he...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms
He has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the next week. Ramaphosa "started feeling unwell after leaving...
Kenyan ‘rogue’ policeman kills five in rampage, police say
The officer first shot and killed his wife at their home before setting off with his service-issued AK-47 rifle to...
Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali, say local authorities
The bus was attacked by unidentified gunmen as it traveled its twice-weekly route from the village of Songho to a...
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader says he’ll lead troops on front lines against rebels
"Starting tomorrow, I will head to the war front to lead the defense forces in person," he wrote in a...
Newly-freed Sudan prime minister defends deal with military, says he made it to ‘avoid bloodshed’
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other ministers were detained during a military coup last month that saw the country's power-sharing...
Five Chinese nationals kidnapped in DR Congo after attack near mine
It was not clear who carried out the attack near the village of Mukera in South Kivu province. Relations are...
