Military leader promotes himself after defence minister killed in attacks linked to al-Qaeda and Tuareg separatists
[CPJ] A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for independence of the Casamance region who incited him to murder 14 illegal loggers in 2018
Local government elections will fall on a Wednesday, 4 November, which will be a public holiday to encourage voter participation
The zero-tariff regime gives China's soft power a boost, but may lead to uneven gains, say analysts
Anti-immigrant attacks and protests in South Africa
[SAnews.gov.za] Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following an internal process
[Premium Times] The agreement was announced in a communique issued at the end of a national summit of opposition parties held in Ibadan, on Saturday
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu replaced Wale Edun with Taiwo Oyedele, a junior finance minister who oversaw a revamp of the country’s tax system
[UN News] Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face "another struggle for survival", the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday
Nigeria on Tuesday charged six people with terrorism and treason over an alleged coup attempt intended to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The six, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, are all in custody
The world’s worst humanitarian crisis threatens to engulf the wider region
[Unicef] New York/Port Sudan -- After three years of war, children continue to bear the heaviest toll. Drone attacks account for nearly 80 per cent of all killings and injuries this year