Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000
Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened…
Detained Senegal Opposition Leader Ends Hunger Strike
Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, on Saturday, ended a hunger strike he began on July 30.…
64 die in South Africa building fire
A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 43 were…
UPDATED: Gabonese army officers oust Bongo, say they are ‘taking power’
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon on Wednesday to announce they have taken over power in the Central African country, BBC reports. They said they were…
BREAKING: Fresh Coup, Gabon President Removed
The military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after the death of his…
10 bodies, flight recorders recovered at Wagner boss Prigozhin’s jet crash site
Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. “Molecular-genetic tests are now…
He made serious mistakes’ – Putin breaks silence on Prigozhin’s death
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid tribute to his one-time ally and Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who was killed in a plane crash Wednesday, calling the mercenary…
BREAKING: Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in Russian plane crash
No fewer than 10 people were said to have died in the plane crash. Russian agencies are saying the mercenary chief was on the passenger list. Russian state-run news…
Zimbabwe’s 80-Year-Old President Seeks New Term
Emmerson Mnangagwa became Zimbabwe’s second president after outmanoeuvring long-time ruler Robert Mugabe with a military-backed coup in 2017 — and at 80 shows no signs of wanting to retire.…
‘We’ll restore civilian rule within 3 years’ — Niger junta tells ECOWAS
Abdourahmane Tiani, Niger Republic’s self-declared head of state, says the country will return to civilian rule within three years. Tiani spoke late Saturday night in a televised address. The…
Landlady arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on tenant
A landlady identified as Amaka Okonkwo, is currently in custody at the Nimo police station, for allegedly pouring hot water mixed with pepper on her tenant, identified as Imabong…
CONFIRMED: Mali, Burkina Faso Deploy Warplane In Niger After Fresh ECOWAS Threat
Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order…
ECOWAS Activates ‘Standby Force To Restore Constitutional Order’ In Niger
West African military chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible armed intervention to reverse a coup in Niger, as Germany called for EU sanctions against the…
BREAKING: Niger coup leader okays dialogue with ECOWAS
Niger Republic coup leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after his meeting with Nigerian Islamic scholars led by…
Niger’s tailors rush to make Russian flags after coup
Nigerien tailor, Yahaya Oumarou, carefully ran cuts of white, blue and red fabric under his sewing machine, assembling them into the three horizontal bands of Russia’s flag. The flags…