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Senegalese religious leader calls on opposition leader Sonko to end hunger strike
An influential Senegalese religious leader has called on opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, who has been detained since the end of...
Read moreDetailsGabon’s president eyes third term as opposition seeks end to Bongo dynasty rule
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has campaigned for re-election in remote corners of the rainforested nation this month, seeking to dispel...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions; France denies report it asked Algeria to use airspace for a Niger operation
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS envoy to Niger says meeting with junta was ‘fruitful’
Nigeria's former military president, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who led a mission from West African regional bloc ECOWAS to Niger to negotiate...
Read moreDetailsSpeculation grows in Zimbabwe about a ‘Mnangagwa third term’ ahead vote for second one
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is slated to pursue a second five-year term next week. According to the constitution, this term...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s main opposition coalition loses one of its founding parties
Less than 6 months before the presidential election, Senegal's main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi is on the rocks. The...
Read moreDetailsGhana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans
Ghanaian opposition lawmakers have raised alarms regarding the proposed Ecowas initiative to potentially employ military intervention in Niger, aimed at...
Read moreDetailsNigeria central bank to make moves impacting FX markets in days
Nigeria's central bank plans to take measures that will impact currency markets in a few days time, its acting governor...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region
Ethiopia's House of People’s Representatives votes in favour of the state of emergency declared by the federal government over violence...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta says it will prosecute ousted president Mohamed Bazoum for treason
The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President...
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