West Africa: French Minister Denies Boycotting African Artists After Visa Suspension

France's Culture Minister on Friday said the suspension of visas for artists from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was due to security concerns in light of the recent military coups in… Read more »

Mali: Mali Faces an Increase of Tuareg Armed Groups Attacks in the North

Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, located between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out of the town, fuelling fears of the… Read more »

Niger: Towards a Partial Withdrawal of French Forces

French and Nigerien military officers are discussing a partial withdrawal of certain French military elements deployed in Niger. However, the bulk of French forces in the Sahel… Read more »

Central Africa: Coup Leader Meets Regional Envoy, Opposition Leader Following Inauguration

Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Condems Attack That Leaves Over 50 Burkinabé Military, Volunteers Dead

At least fifty-three members of Burkina Faso's security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the north of the country, that has been condemned by the West… Read more »

West Africa: Niger PM Looks to Mend Bridges With Ecowas, Promises 'Swift Withdrawal' of French Troops

Niger's military-appointed prime minister has said he sees hopes of a deal with the Economic Communuity of West African States (Ecowas) - that threatened to use force to restore… Read more »

Cameroon: Religious Leaders Call for Schools to Reopen in Anglophone Regions

Schools across Cameroon are due to reopen on 4 September, but in English-speaking regions separatist militias have warned them to remain closed as they enforce a boycott.… Read more »

Africa: African Union Suspends Gabon Following Bongo's Removal

Military rulers in Gabon were on Friday digesting the decision of the African Union (AU) to suspend the country from the regional bloc following the overthrow of President Ali… Read more »

Gabon: Coup Chief Named Interim Leader As West Condemns Bongo Ouster

Gabon's junta has named coup chief General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential Republican Guard, as the country's interim leader. The move comes after soldiers deposed… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Army Chief Meets Egypt's Al-Sisi in Move to Reopen Peace Talks

On his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt on Tuesday in an attempt to reopen peace talks. Read more »

Ethiopia: At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

At least 183 people have died in violent clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July, according to the United Nations. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Blamed for Worst Cholera Outbreak in Six Years

As violence and displacement worsens in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's children are facing the worst cholera outbreak since 2017. Read more »

West Africa: Should Niger's Coup Heighten Fears Over Terrorism in the Sahel?

Niger has been hit by multiple jihadist attacks since its president was overthrown last month, but observers caution against concluding that a long-running insurgency is shifting… Read more »

West Africa: Fear and Frustration On Nigeria's Border With Niger, Closed Over Coup

Trade between Niger and its neighbours in West Africa has been frozen since regional bloc Ecowas imposed sanctions on the landlocked country when military officers overthrew the… Read more »

Libya: Spike in Violence Shows Libya Remains Crippled By Rival Armed Groups

Following a year of relative calm in Libya, fighting erupted again this week in the capital Tripoli. The UN-backed government remains powerless in more than a third of the country,… Read more »

West Africa: West African Bloc Meets On Niger As AU Rebuffs Military Move

Defence leaders from West Africa's Ecowas bloc are meeting in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a potential military intervention in Niger, whose president was ousted in a coup. The… Read more »

Cameroon: Uprooted and Forgotten, Climate Refugees Living in Despair

Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven square metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon's Far North Region. It's… Read more »

Niger: Concern Grows for President, Detained By Junta for Over Two Weeks

The African Union, European Union and United Nations expressed concern on Friday over the detention of Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted by members of his… Read more »

Niger: Military Intervention in Niger Would Be Complicated and Messy, Analysts Warn

An array of geopolitical commentators, historians, journalists as well as social and environmental activists warned on Monday in leading French media outlets of the cataclysm… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Mali and Burkina Faso Send Joint Delegation to Niamey 'In Solidarity' With Niger

Mali and Burkina Faso will send a joint official delegation to coup-hit Niger on Monday in a show of "solidarity" between the nations - all of whom are ruled by juntas. Meanwhile a… Read more »

Cameroon: Boko Haram Survivors in Cameroon Share Their Chilling Stories

Ibrahim Ngaroua was taken hostage by Boko Haram in 2017 in the north of Cameroon, and finally escaped the terrorist group four years later. He was one survivor to recently share… Read more »

West Africa: Pressure Mounts On Niger Junta As Deadline Nears for Military Intervention

Pressure is mounting on the leaders of a coup in Niger before a deadline set by other West African leaders for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed… Read more »

West Africa: Niger No Closer to Restoring Order As ECOWAS Deadline Looms

The West African economic bloc Ecowas has given the leaders of a coup in Niger until Sunday to restore order. But for now, the elected president remains in detention in his palace… Read more »

Niger: France Rejects Niger Junta's Move to Scrap Bilateral Military Pacts

France on Friday rejected a move by Niger's junta to scrap bilateral military pacts, saying only the west African country's "legitimate" leadership was entitled to do so. Meanwhile… Read more »

Niger: Niger Junta Accuses France of Plotting to 'Intervene Militarily'

Niger's military junta has accused France of seeking to "intervene militarily" to return deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power as tensions mount with the country's former… Read more »