Madagascar: Opposition Sues President Andry Rajoelina Over Dual French Nationality

A complaint has been filed with the public prosecutor's office against Madagascar's President, Andry Rajoelina following controversial revelations that he holds dual French and… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Waits for President Macky Sall to Reveal If He Plans to Run Again

As Senegal waits to learn whether President Macky Sall plans to plans to run in next year's presidential election, he has promised to speak publicly after the Muslim holiday of Eid… Read more »

Sudan: Eid Brings Another Failed Ceasefire to Warring Parties

A 24-hour ceasefire deal agreed in Sudan on the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday was breached Wednesday amid ongoing violance between the country's army and rival paramilitary… 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 »

Mali: 'Yes' to Junta's Constitution in Mali Opens Way for 2024 Elections

Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum held on 18 June, but the low turn-out and absence of participation of the Tuareg rebels in the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Clashes At Opposition Headquarters Overshadow Sierra Leone Elections

Voters in Sierra Leone are waiting for the results of a general election that was overshadowed by violence at the opposition headquarters. Read more »

Cameroon: Govt Says French Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights Isn't Welcome

Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws. Read more »

Madagascar: Uproar As Leaked Documents Reveal Madagascar's President Is French

Revelations that Madagascar's President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires… Read more »

Mali: Referendum Leaves the Country Divided On Its Political Future

The results of the referendum in Mali are due this week. For the ruling junta, the referendum paves the way for new elections in 2024. However, many have described it as a… Read more »

West Africa: Security in West Africa At Risk After Mali Asks UN Peace Mission to Leave, U.S. Says

The US State Department has said it "regrets" the Mali military regime's decision to call for the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping force from the West African country. Read more »

Mali: Divided Mali Votes On Constitution That Could Pave Way for Presidential Poll

Malians go to the polls Sunday to vote on the governing junta's constitution. The country's military rulers say the document has been drafted with the input of ordinary citizens,… 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 »

Africa: A Force for Unity or Simply Toothless? the African Union At 60

The African Union is celebrating 60 years of unity in 2023. The organisation has achieved much since its creation, but ongoing conflicts have exposed the difficulties it faces in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Artist Weaves Women's Stories Through Traditional Cloth

Nigerian visual artist Wanger Ayu uses traditional fabric as the backdrop for her paintings that highlight the experiences of African women. 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 »

Uganda: Archbishop of Canterbury Decries Ugandan Church Support for Severe Anti-Gay Legislation

The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law. 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 »

South Africa: World's Oldest Prehistoric Burial Site Discovered in South Africa

Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo… 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 »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Heads to Power-Sharing After Parliamentary Vote

Guinea-Bissau's opposition has won an overall majority in legislative elections, ushering in power-sharing with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, according to official results… Read more »

West Africa: NGO Raises Alarm in Sahel As Conflict, Climate Change Claim More Victims

More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an American NGO report published on Monday. 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 »