Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have returned to school as the country continues to battle its largest Ebola outbreak on record, raising concerns among parents...
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali is facing a sharp escalation in insecurity as jihadist groups have carried out a record number of kidnappings targeting foreigners...
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged international partners to halt weapons supplies to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
BENIN CITY, Nigeria — The long-awaited opening of Nigeria’s new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has been overshadowed by protests and political disputes,...
JUBA, South Sudan — President Salva Kiir has dismissed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel, stripping him of his military rank and removing him from the...
BAMAKO, Mali — Giant colorful marionettes paraded through the streets of Bamako this week as the Rendez-Vous Chez Nous festival returned for its ninth...
DAKAR, Senegal — A fierce public power struggle has broken out between Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, threatening the...
TRIPOLI, Libya — The United Nations has renewed calls for Libya to shut down migrant detention centres amid mounting allegations of torture, abuse, and...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — A special criminal court in Gabon has sentenced Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the former first lady, and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin...
LUANDA, Angola — Angola celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal on Tuesday with a military parade in the capital, Luanda. Soldiers,...
ARUSHA, Tanzania — The United Nations has called for an investigation into alleged killings during protests that erupted after last month’s disputed elections in...
DAKAR, Senegal — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that Senegal retains its sovereign right to decide how to manage its debt, following...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. lawmakers are questioning a $7.5 million payment made by the Trump administration to the government of Equatorial Guinea as part...
PORT SUDAN, Sudan — Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Sudan’s military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan on Tuesday in a renewed effort to...
