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Mobile internet access was down in parts of Ethiopia's Amhara region and flights to two cities were cancelled on Thursday,...

The self-declared new leader of Niger on Wednesday said the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate ousted President...

Côte d'Ivoire's former president Henri Konan Bédié has died aged 89 in hospital in Abidjan, a member of his party's...

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has appointed a financial watchdog to investigate the central bank, weeks after he suspended its governor,...

In Uganda, plastic pollution is a growing problem. Despite repeated plastic bans since 2009, there are no signs the use of this material is...

The Niger military junta that seized power last week said on Monday that the toppled government had authorised France to...

Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this...

Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has backed the African peace initiative on Ukraine. Speaking at the close of the Russia-Africa Forum...

Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum on Sunday which, if passed, could allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to run for...

West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed...