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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara R meets General Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command. By Issouf SANOGO AFP

US says still talking to Niger about army pullout

19 hours ago

The United States is still talking with Niger about the withdrawal of 1,000 ...

Mwangi and his wife were fast asleep when the disaster struck. By LUIS TATO AFP

'It swept everything': Kenya villagers count toll of dam del...

19 hours ago

The disaster struck in the dead of night, the villagers said, some still in ...

Burkina Faso. By AFP

Burkina Faso suspends more foreign news media over massacre ...

19 hours ago

Burkina Faso has suspended a swathe of international news organisations, so ...

The Kenyan capital Nairobi has been badly hit by the heavy rains and flooding. By SIMON MAINA AFPFile

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

19 hours ago

At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's R ...

Early turnout at polling stations in the capital was slow. By Emile KOUTON AFP

Togo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reform

24 hours ago

Togolese voted in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitu ...

The Kenyan capital Nairobi has been badly hit by the heavy rains and flooding battering the country. By SIMON MAINA AFPFile

Kenya dam bursts, killing at least 42: governor

Apr 29, 2024

At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's R ...

Opposition parties mobilised supporters to vote against what they have rejected as an 'institutional coup'. By Dodo ADOGLI AFP

Togo holds key parliament ballot after divisive reform

Apr 29, 2024

Togolese began voting in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive c ...

Papa Baron Missiki, 91, talks of his days hunting crocodiles on the Congo River. By Arsene Mpiana AFP

Crocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DR Congo

Apr 29, 2024

The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just w ...

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Apr 26, 2024

Critics believe Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe will use constitutional reforms to stay in power longer. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo leader Gnassingbe follows father's political playbook

Apr 24, 2024

President Faure Gnassingbe C has been accused by Togo's opposition of seeking to use constitutional reform to extend his grip on power. By Kola Sulaimon AFP Critics fear Togo reforms leave little room for change in election

Apr 23, 2024

Kabylia declares independence from Algeria Kabylia declares independence from Algeria

Apr 23, 2024

AFP - JOHN WESSELS Senegal's new leader calls for a rethink of the country's relationship with the ...

Apr 23, 2024

The end of House of Lords opposition to the Rwanda plan is a rare victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. By Toby Melville POOLAFP Migrant detentions set to begin after parliament passes UK-Rwanda plan

Apr 23, 2024

REUTERS - Isabel Infantes UK Parliament approves controversial Rwanda deportation bill

Apr 22, 2024

All aboard! A wooden whaler passes by on the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa. By Arsene Mpiana AFP Up the Congo River on an eventful voyage aboard 'God's Miracle'

Apr 22, 2024

Protesters hold banners reading 'Gas, oil, zircon, iron, gold, fish, salt, forest, land, country' during a march in 2019. By Seyllou AFP Senegal's renegotiation of oil, mining contracts is 'risky': experts

Apr 22, 2024

Military spending rose across the globe with particularly large increases in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI. By Menahem KAHANA AFP Conflicts push military spending to 'all-time high': report

Apr 21, 2024

Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous, just and sustainable future Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous...

Apr 21, 2024

Account for trillions of FAAC allocations or face legal action, SERAP tells 36 governors, Wike Account for trillions of FAAC allocations or face legal action, SERAP tells 36 g...

Apr 21, 2024

AFP - - US to withdraw military personnel from Niger

Apr 20, 2024

Chad is 'not a slave who wants to change masters', says president Chad is 'not a slave who wants to change masters', says president

Apr 20, 2024

AP Hassene Dridi More than half of African migrants remain in Africa, report finds

Apr 20, 2024

The crash made front page news across Kenya and President William Ruto attended Saturday's military tribute. By SIMON MAINA AFP Kenya pays military homage to army chief killed in copter crash

Apr 20, 2024

Jacopo La Forgia African feminism pumps the heart of Benin’s debut at Venice Biennale

Apr 20, 2024

Protesters urge US troops to leave Niger during a demonstration in Niamey on April 13, 2024. By - AFPFile US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

Apr 19, 2024

Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Apr 19, 2024

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele poses in front of Buckingham Palace. By HENRY NICHOLLS AFP Kiptum's death casts shadow over London Marathon for Bekele

Apr 19, 2024

Burkina Faso. By AFP Burkina Faso expels French diplomats for 'subversive activities'