Africa

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defence pact, as the three Sahel countries aim to help each...

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy...

NIAMEY - The new military rulers of Niger have cancelled more than 990 diplomatic passports held by nationals and foreigners...

A Ghanaian man has gotten into trouble after he attempted to give his jailed friend some “contraband” relief. He was...

Mali's ruling junta has cancelled celebrations planned for next week to mark the anniversary of the country's independence. The announcement...

A high court in Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on...

At least 10 government soldiers were killed Tuesday during an attack by armed groups in northern Mali, the nation’s armed...

At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst...

At least two people were killed by gunfire during a police crackdown on a protest over mining jobs in southeastern...

In a harrowing turn of events, Libya finds itself grappling with the aftermath of storm Daniel, a catastrophic weather system...