Dozens of humanitarian organizations have launched an appeal urging countries who imposed sanctions on Niger after the July 26 coup to make exemptions to ensure the delivery of vital assistance to vulnerable populations.
Dozens of African media figures on Friday called on the new military regime in Niger to respect press freedom, citing increasing threats and restrictions.
HARARE — Poll observers in Zimbabwe for the nation’s 2023 general elections Friday said the elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.
JOHANNESBURG — The BRICS summit opened in South Africa on Tuesday as the loosely-defined club of large emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to the Western-led international order.
Ethiopia will work with Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate a report by Human Rights Watch alleging that hundreds of Ethiopian migrants have been killed by the kingdom's border guards, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
ACCRA — West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS has agreed on a "D-day" for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, a senior official said on Friday, without disclosing a specific date.
Ukrainian officials vow to invest significant political capital to deepen ties with Africa in a bid to counter Russia’s growing influence on the continent.
NIAMEY — The West African bloc ECOWAS is ready to intervene militarily in Niger if diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail, a senior official told army chiefs who were meeting in Ghana on Thursday to discuss the details of a standby force.
TRIPOLI — The Libyan capital's most powerful armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the Tripoli's worst violence this year, raising fears of a wider escalation and forcing a halt to flights from the city's only civilian airport.
GENEVA — Twenty United Nations and other international organizations on Tuesday called for peace, access to humanitarian support and respect for human rights in Sudan at the four-month mark of the conflict.
A suspected air strike over the weekend killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official said on Monday, as the region continues to be rocked by deadly clashes.
NIAMEY — Niger's military junta said it will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security, in an announcement hours after the mutinous soldiers said they were open to dialogue with West African nations.
WASHINGTON — As the world marks International Youth Day Saturday, the United Nations is encouraging young people around the world to learn skills to help build a sustainable world while urging stakeholders to address youth disparities in the green transition.
NAIROBI — Authorities in the Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, have announced a crackdown on same-sex activity in hotels and bars and called on people to report the "abominable" acts to police.
ABUJA — The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Thursday ordered the deployment of its standby force for possible intervention in Niger, underscoring its commitment to the restoration of order and democracy in the West African nation.
ABUJA — Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc are meeting Thursday for an emergency summit on the coup in Niger, after the country's military chiefs defied an ultimatum to restore the elected president and named a new government.
NIAMEY — Niger's military junta on Wednesday accused France, the country's traditional ally, of having released captured jihadists and breaching a ban on air space on the eve of a key summit on the Sahel's latest crisis.
NIAMEY — Niger's military junta refused on Tuesday a last-minute diplomatic attempt by West African countries and global powers aimed at reinstating democracy before a Thursday summit that could pave the way to military intervention.
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI — A senior Ethiopian official has accused militiamen in the Amhara region of seeking to overthrow the regional and federal governments following days of fighting that led the authorities to declare a state of emergency.
NIAMEY — West African leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss Niger after the junta that seized power there on July 26 defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face the threat of military intervention, a spokesman for the regional bloc said on Monday.
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