Sudan’s military chief reinstates prime minister ousted after last month’s coup
Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan appeared with Hamdok at a signing ceremony in the Presidential Palace, according to a live video...
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10 anti-coup protesters shot dead in Sudan capital, say medics
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the streets of Khartoum and its twin cities of Bahri and Omdurman, in protest against...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
Two civilians and a police officer were killed in the blasts, police spokesperson Fred Enanga told reporters at a news...
Three dead after two explosions rock Ugandan capital
The two explosions rocked the city center within 30 minutes of each other, according to police and a journalist at...
Ethiopia’s military calls on former members to rejoin army as rebels advance on capital
It comes as a new state of emergency allows broad powers of arrest and conscription for Ethiopians over the age...
Live updates: Ethiopia crisis deepens as nine groups form anti-government alliance
Rebel forces are nowhere near the capital and claims otherwise are "propaganda," Addis Ababa police commander Fasika Fenta told CNN...
Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse
Anxious family members and large crowds gathered near the site of the incident hoping to hear news on the fate...
Multi-story building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria
The building, located on Gerald Road in the city's affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, is a construction site for luxury apartments. It...
Massive crowds demonstrate against military takeover in Sudan
The streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, were packed with protesters on Saturday morning, with demonstrators chanting anti-military slogans and...
The military has taken over Sudan. Here’s what happened
The move has crushed hopes for a peaceful transition of power following the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in...
Sudan Prime Minister detained in military coup: Live Updates
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during an interview in Khartoum, Sudan, on May 11. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)An aide and...
Fresh Ethiopian air force strikes hit Tigray region
One of the strikes hit a military command post and training center belonging to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)...
Fresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region
The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said Billene Seyoum, an...
‘He died in my arms.’ Twelve months on, a mother’s agonizing wait to find out why her son died at Lekki toll gate
In a blind panic, she called his phone, but there was no answer. She immediately hailed a passing motorcycle taxi,...
Twitter says it is ‘continuing to engage’ with the Nigerian government as they discuss lifting ban
However, he said it has strayed into a "platform to organize, coordinate, and execute criminal activities, propagate fake news, and...
Tunisia’s president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world
"This is the first time in the history of Tunisia that a woman has led a government," Saied said as...
Around 20% of Nigerian workers lost jobs due to COVID-19, official figures show
The National Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Development Program surveyed nearly 3,000 businesses in the formal and informal...
Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges
Rusesabagina, who inspired the film 'Hotel Rwanda,' has been found guilty of being part of a terror group, MRCD-FLN. Along...
Guinean military officer says President arrested, as apparent coup unfolds
"We will no longer entrust politics to a man. We will entrust it to the people. We come only for...
Schools in Nigerian state shut after mass kidnapping of students by gunmen
At least 73 students were abducted from a state-run high school in Zamfara's Maradun district, local police said in a...
