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Soldiers announce coup in Benin, presidency insists President Talon safe
A group of soldiers in Benin on Sunday announced that…
Landslide kills 1,000 in Sudan’s Marra Mountains
At least 1,000 people have been killed in a landslide in the…
Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara attends council of ministers meeting despite coup rumours
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday presided over a…
Niger dumps French, adopts Hausa as national language
Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national…
Nigeria bails out Niger from fuel crisis despite diplomatic tensions
In a dramatic turn of events, Niger Republic has sought help from…
Tinubu seeks creation of AU maritime task force, proposes Lagos as headquarters
President Bola Tinubu says the African Union Peace and Security Council…
Djibouti’s Mahamoud Youssouf elected AU commission chair in tightly contested election
Mahamoud Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister, has been elected as the new…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first democratically elected president after the country’s independence…
Over 100 women raped, burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak — UN
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during…
APRM slams Moody’s Nigeria, Kenya rating as premature, irresponsible
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has faulted with Moody's about…
