Somalia suspends athletics head after runner’s slow 100-meter sprint

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Somalia's sports minister on Wednesday ordered that the chairwoman of the national track and field federation be suspended after a seemingly untrained female sprinter...

Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup

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Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger, AFP learned on Wednesday from a source close to the management of the Nigerien Electricity Company...

Senegal: authorities suspend TikTok app

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Senegalese authorities suspended the TikTok application on Wednesday until "further notice" due to the dissemination of "hateful and subversive" messages following protests against the...

DR Congo’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ provides spellbinding fun

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There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo's capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans explains how she invokes...

Niger coup: Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS nations meet in...

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The chiefs of staff of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Abuja...

Niger coup: USA intends to keep room for manoeuvre

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The United States, which is betting on Niger in the anti-jihadist fight in the Sahel, has strongly condemned the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum...

UN continuing efforts to restore order in Niger as foreigners evacuated

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France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations from Niger for their citizens and other European nationals Tuesday, concerned that they risked becoming trapped by a...

Mané leaves Bayern for Al Nassr, Tuchel says departure sad but...

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Senegalese international Sadio Mané, African champion in 2022 and winner of the Champions League with Liverpool in 2019, has signed up with Saudi club...

Kenya suspends Worldcoin cryptocurrency, data protection probe

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Kenya announced on Wednesday that it was suspending the Worldcoin cryptocurrency, whose verification system is based on iris recognition, pending the outcome of investigations...

Coup: Niger reopens borders with five neighbouring countries

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Niger's land and air borders with five neighboring countries have been reopened, almost a week after they were closed in a coup that overthrew...