A dozen civilians killed in an attack on a gold mine in Burkina
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in an attack on an artisanal gold mine in northern Burkina Faso, two days after a similar attack […]
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Twitter allowed again in Nigeria after seven months of suspension
Twitter is back up and running in Nigeria after a seven-month suspension in Africa’s most populous country, where the U.S. social network had become a […]
Zambia: President Lungu deploys army in the country before the coming elections
With less than two weeks to go before the August 12 presidential and legislative elections, Edgar Lungu announced on Sunday that he was using the […]
Sudan: A former rebel leader appointed governor of Darfur
Minni Minnawi, a former rebel leader of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), was appointed governor of Darfur on Sunday, May 2, by the Sudanese Prime […]
Ethiopia: Inter-ethnic violence puts pressure on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Dozens of people have been shot dead since Friday in a zone in the north-east of the country, according to local sources quoted by AFP. […]
Guinea: A joint UN-AU-ECOWAS mission in Conakry to find a way out of the crisis
A joint UN-AU-Ecowas mission has been in Conakry since Sunday to try to find a way out of the crisis. After meeting on Monday, October […]
Nigeria : Eruption of violence throughout the country
Nigeria is waking up in shock, the day after a “black Tuesday”, a “bloody Tuesday”, as the newspapers headlined, marked by an eruption of violence […]
Guinea: Alpha Condé pursued his campaign while opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo was blocked in Kankan
Guinean President Alpha Condé, candidate for re-election, began a surprise tour of the interior of the country on Sunday, October 11, while the procession of […]
Burkina Faso: 13 killed in intercommunal violence
Inter-communal conflict has claimed at least thirteen lives of civilians in central Burkina Faso, the government said. Burkina has seen a spike in Islamist attacks […]
Violence spreads in Sudan over rising cost of bread, fuel
About 20 people have died in violent anti-government protests in Sudan as Police have fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Khartoum and other […]