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 »

Niger: 'Outside Interests' Driving Anti-France Protests in Niger, Says Deposed PM

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, who was removed as prime minister of Niger when military officers seized power last week, told RFI and France 24 that external forces are seeking to stir up… Read more »

West Africa: West African Leaders Threaten Intervention in Niger After Military Coup

West African leaders have imposed economic and travel sanctions on Niger's military junta, threatening military action if ousted President Mohammed Bazoum is not reinstated within… Read more »

Niger: Niger Soldiers Declare Coup, Overthrow Govt After Holding President

Members of Niger's military say they have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power and overthrown his government in an apparent coup attempt. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Army Reinforces Its Troops to Try to Stop the Violence in Plateau State

A local official in Plateau State in Nigeria's restive north has said that at least 80,000 people have been displaced in the past three months by intercommunal violence. Attacks… Read more »

East Africa: Sudan Foreign Ministry Refuses to Attend Horn of Africa Summit

The east African regional bloc IGAD has mooted the creation of a regional peace force for Sudan at a summit on Sudan on Monday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa . Read more »

Chad: Chad Braces for Thousands of Refugees Fleeing 'Incredible Violence' in Sudan

Since April, more than 170,000 people have fled Sudan across the Chadian border, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. As the conflict in Sudan enters its 13th week with no… Read more »

Cameroon: Amnesty Report Says 'Atrocities' Have Been Committed By Both Sides in Anglophone Cameroon's Conflict

Amnesty International has reported that security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen - from both side of the country's linguistic divide - have committed "atrocities"… Read more »

Mali: UN Votes for MINUSMA Peacekeepers to Leave Mali

The UN Security Council has voted not to maintain MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, as the mission ends on this day. Read more »

Mali: UN Vote On Maintaining Its Peace Force in Mali Is Postponed to Friday

The UN Security Council is due to hold a vote Friday on whether to maintain Minusma - the UN peacekeeping force in Mali - after 30 June when the mission ends. Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Prepare to Meet Putin After Zelensky Rules Out Talks

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A high-level African delegation was preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after its calls for talks between Moscow and… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Travel to Ukraine and Russia On Peace Mission

A delegation of four African heads of state are headed to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, in the latest in a series of… Read more »

Sudan: Conflict Enters Third Month Amid Escalation of Violence

Sudan's devastating war has entered its third month, with the murder of a governor marking a fresh escalation of violence in the western region of Darfur. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Blames Tshisekedi for Insecurity As Over 50 People Die in Violence

At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

Sudan: Us and Saudi Mediators Reach a Ceasefire Agreement in Sudan

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have announced that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed… Read more »

Sudan: Civilians in Sudan Brace for 'Return of Terror' As One-Day Ceasefire Ends

Shelling and gunfire resumed on Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that gave civilians a brief respite from nearly two months of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Mission in DRC Is to Withdraw 'As Quickly As Possible'

The top United Nations official Jean-Pierre Lacroix ended his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday saying that the peacekeepers should withdraw from the… Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to Travel to Saudi Arabia in Push for Sudan Peace Talks

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today, Tuesday, for talks on global security and economic issues, as the conflict in Sudan enters its… Read more »

Sudan: Army Suspends Ceasefire Talks With Paramilitary Rivals

Sudan's army has suspended its participation in ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The move raises fears of a renewed escalation in fighting… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Prime Minister Rules Out Any Deal With Jihadists, Boosts Civil Militias

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out any negotiations with jihadist insurgents that have taken control of swathes of the West African country since 2015. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Factions Agree to Extend Ceasefire Deal Amid Renewed Clashes

Military factions in Sudan agreed to extend their ceasefire by five days on Monday night, with mediators the US and Saudi Arabia hoping the move will permit the delivery of… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Aid Facilities Become Targets

Fighting eased in Sudan this week as a week-long humanitarian ceasefire allowed civilians to venture out. Yet for displaced people and refugees, humanitarian groups report a… Read more »

Cameroon: Women Kidnapped By Separatists in Anglophone Cameroon Released

Thirty women kidnapped by pro-independence rebels in western Cameroon earlier this week have been released, some with serious injuries. Read more »

Sudan: UN Security Council to Meet On Sudan As a Million Are Displaced By Violence

The United Nations has called an emergency Security Council meeting on the fighting in Sudan, which has displaced an estimated one million people since it broke out a month ago. Read more »

West Africa: Conflict-Ridden Sahel Region Needs Help to Fight Extremists, UN Says

Africa's Sahel has become a hotbed of violence following the failure of a joint force to fight terrorist groups - with instability now at risk of spreading to West Africa, a UN… Read more »