The West African regional bloc ECOWAS called on Mali’s new military government that seized power last month to appoint a civilian to head a transition government by...
At least three Somali special forces soldiers were killed and an American officer was wounded in a car bombing and mortar attack outside a military base...
On Tuesday, September 8 at 19:30 GMT:People across Mali are anxious over the country’s future, days after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita stepped down following a military...
Protesters have gathered outside several pharmacy chain stores in South Africa in reaction to a shampoo advertisement slammed by the critics as “racist”. The advertisement, commissioned...
Senegal is known among surfers for its good waves. But growing up in Dakar, the coastal capital, Khadjou Sambe says she’s never seen a Black woman...
Senegalese President Macky Sall has activated an emergency aid plan after a seven-hour downpour caused widespread floods. Water Minister Serigne Mbaye Thiam told national television that...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies that a detained opposition figure who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda was kidnapped in order to be brought back to the country,...
Mali’s overthrown President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has left the country seeking medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates, officials have said, as talks over a transition...
Mali’s military government has begun talks with opposition groups on its promised transition to civilian rule after mounting pressure in recent weeks to yield power. The...
Dozens of people have died following clashes between villagers and al-Shabab fighters in central Somalia, local officials said. “We have reports that nearly 30 people, including...
