US expresses worry over Niger junta plan to charge President Bazoum

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The US expressed disapproval on Monday over Niger's military rulers' threats to try detained President Mohamed Bazoum, warning the move would exacerbate tensions. "We are...

Ethiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region

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Ethiopia's House of People’s Representatives votes in favour of the state of emergency declared by the federal government over violence in the Amhara region. "Related...

Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans

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Ghanaian opposition lawmakers have raised alarms regarding the proposed Ecowas initiative to potentially employ military intervention in Niger, aimed at reinstating constitutional order within...

Sudan’s Burhan accuses rival RSF of ‘war crimes’

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Nearly four months into the deadly war in Sudan, the head of the military gave a rare, televised speech Monday (Aug. 14). General Abdel Fattah...

Twelve life sentences for South African serial child sex offender

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The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced Gerhard Ackerman, a notorious serial offender, to 12 life sentences for his extensive record of sexual crimes against...

Experts warn South Africa’s record unemployment is a ‘time bomb’

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As South Africa grapples with a record unemployment rate of nearly 33%, the United Nations and other experts have warned that this is a...

Niger: an uncertain and risky ECOWAS military intervention

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The Community of West African States (ECOWAS), while favouring the path of dialogue, gave the green light to an armed intervention against the soldiers...

Niger junta slams ‘inhumane’ ECOWAS sanctions

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Almost three weeks after Niger's president Mohamed Bazum was deposed, the new military leadership strongly criticized sanctions imposed by ECOWAS and the West African...

In Mali, the army recovers a UN base coveted by the...

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The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced on Sunday that it had "anticipated" , for security reasons, its withdrawal from a camp in...

Ethiopian police arrest hundreds during state of emergency

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Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country's Amhara...