August 19, 2023
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 »
August 17, 2023
Senegal: Hunger-Striking Opposition Leader Sonko Struck Off Electoral Roll
Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been removed from the country's electoral roll in a move denounced by his political party as "inhumane persecution". Sonko,… 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 »
August 16, 2023
Senegal: Fears for Opposition Leader Sonko Amid Ongoing Hunger Strike
Concerns are mounting for the health of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who's been on hunger strike since his detention in July on charges of insurrection. Read more »
August 15, 2023
Niger: Minister in Exile Calls for Bazoum's Release Before Negotiations
Niger's junta has no legitimacy to try President Mohamed Bazoum, exiled foreign minister Hassoumi Massoudou told RFI and France 24 in an interview. Read more »
West Africa: Junta in Niger Recalls Ambassador After Ivorian President 'Backs Armed Force'
Leaders of the coup in Niger on Tuesday recalled the country's ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire as top politicians from across the continent discussed the crisis.. Read more »
August 14, 2023
Comoros: Rescuers in Grande Comore Steer Stranded Baby Whale Back Into Open Sea
Locals in Grande Comore island mobilised to rescue a 10-ton baby humpback whale stranded near the port of Moroni. With rudimentary means but much effort, they managed to keep the… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Ghana: Govt Steps up Solar Energy in Bid to Meet Renewables Target
Like many African nations, Ghana has been enduring hot temperatures and irregular rain patterns that are affecting agriculture. The government is aiming to achieve 10 percent… 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 »
Africa: CAF Probes Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o for Alleged Improper Conduct
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto'o Fils. Read more »
August 12, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Long Road for DRC As it Renegotiates Minerals Deal With China
A massive "resource for infrastructure" deal between China and the Democratic Republic of Congo has been criticised by Kinshasa as immensely favourable to its Chinese partners.… Read more »
August 11, 2023
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 »
August 10, 2023
West Africa: Interpol Leads Vast Operation Targeting Organised Crime in West Africa
A vast police operation against West African mafia groups specialising in internet fraud has been carried out by Interpol, the international criminal police organisation. More than… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Senegal: Political Arrests, Media Restrictions a Worry in Lead up to Senegal Elections
In six months' time the Senegalese will head to the polls to choose their next president. But observers say that government-imposed restrictions on social media, journalists and… Read more »
August 07, 2023
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 »
August 06, 2023
Ghana: The Forester On a Quest to End Superstition About Ghana's Threatened Owls #AfricaClimateHope
By keeping rodents under control, owls help maintain the natural balance of Ghana's forests. But superstitious beliefs have led to attacks on the birds. Kwabena Poku Bosompim,… Read more »
Senegal: French Lawyer for Opposition Leader Jailed in Dakar
Juan Branco, a French lawyer helping to represent Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has been detained on charges of conspiracy, spreading fake news and endangering public… Read more »
August 05, 2023
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 »
Niger: Time for Niger's Coup Leaders to Give Up On Reckless 'Adventure', Says France
Speaking to RFI, French Foreign Minister Christine Colonna urged the leaders of a coup in Niger to abandon their takeover attempt before a deadline set by the West African bloc… 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 »
August 04, 2023
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: Ousted President Warns of 'Devastating Consequences' As Niger Junta Voids Military Deals
Niger's junta has revoked a draft of military cooperation agreements with France - a move that could drastically reshape a fight against Islamist insurgents in the region - as… 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 »
August 02, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: Henri Konan Bédié, Controversial Giant of Ivorian Politics, Dies Aged 89
Côte d'Ivoire's former president Henri Konan Bédié, who had not excluded a possibile return to power in recent years, has died aged 89. Read more »