Ethiopia: WFP “tests” resumption of food aid in Tigray

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The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP on Tuesday that since the end of July it has been "testing" the resumption of food...

41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa

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Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa Island, survivors told local media in a report on Wednesday citing...

S.Leone says 14 soldiers, 3 police under investigation for ‘subversion’

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Fourteen Sierra Leonean soldiers, three current and former police officers and two civilians have been arrested and are under investigation for "subversion", while a...

Genocide in Rwanda: Survivors disappointed by UN verdict

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Survivors of Rwanda's 1994 genocide criticized Tuesday a call by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely halt the trial of an...

Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions...

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A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way of sanctioning its coup plotters...

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Italian coast

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At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Sunday said survivors...

Supporters of ousted Nigerien president Bazoum rally in Paris

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A group of protesters gathered near the Niger embassy in Paris on Saturday to show their support for democracy and President Mohamed Bazoum. Demonstrators held...

Senegal MPs clear the way for opposition figures to fight election

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Deputies in Senegal's parliament have passed a vote which will effectively restores the right of two key opposition figures to run in the country's...

South Africa head home after defeat to Netherlands in World Cup

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South Africa's World Cup journey has come to an abrupt end after a two-nil defeat to Netherlands on Sunday. Jill Roord gave the Netherlands a...

Deadline for Niger coup leaders to restore democracy arrives

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Leaders of Niger's military coup face a deadline of 6 August to release and reinstate the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. The cut-off date was...