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Gabon army officers say they have seized power after election in the country
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, after the Central African state's election body announced...
Read moreDetailsNiger coup supporters rally after French ambassador ordered out
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's...
Read moreDetailsTalks over Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute resume in Cairo
Negotiations over the controversial mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile river have resumed in the Egyptian...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe president denies poll fraud as opposition rejects his re-election
Zimbabwe's re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested on Sunday that anyone questioning the results of last week's election take their case to court...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe: Elections extended for a day as voters in opposition strongholds lament delays
Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe’s presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly...
Read moreDetailsSenegalese 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...
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