Politics

Kenya's government, opposition begin talks after protests

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has organised 10 days of demonstrations s...

Guinea-Bissau president names PM after poll setback

The former Portuguese colony of around two million people has a chronic history ...

Niger closes airspace over 'threat of intervention' as ...

The Economic Community of West African States issued its ultimatum a week ago, d...

Senegal opposition leader on hunger strike hospitalised...

In its statement PASTEF said the authorities were "responsible" for Sonko's cond...

Niger president says coup will have 'devastating' fallo...

The appeal was Bazoum's first lengthy statement since his presidential guard det...

Zimbabwe elections neither free nor fair, says Human Ri...

The southern African country heads to the polls on August 23 to elect the presid...

West Africa envoys to fly to coup-hit Niger as European...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders on Sunday imposed tra...

First evacuation flight from coup-hit Niger lands in Fr...

After anti-French protests unleashed by the coup, Paris on Tuesday said it would...

Junta-led Burkina and Mali warn against military interv...

The warning from Niger's military-ruled neighbours came a day after West African...

Two killed in Senegal protests after detention of oppos...

Sonko, President Macky Sall's fiercest critic, on Monday was charged with foment...

Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power

At an emergency summit in Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States...

Morocco king appeals for 'normality' with neighbour Alg...

King Mohammed VI expressed hope to reopen borders with Algeria, which were close...

Niger army general declares himself country's new leader

General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, appear...

France says Niger coup not 'final' as putschists win ar...

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said there were 'ways out' for coup pl...

Police and protesters clash in Nairobi as calls for tal...

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga called for three days of demonstrations t...

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