Tag: africa

Niger: Detained president calls for help, defiant junta refuses to hand back power

The junta has threatened an immediate and unannounced response to "any aggression…

Xinhua

Nigeria denies assembling forces for military action in Niger

The Nigerian military has dismissed recent media reports that it is assembling…

Xinhua

Ethiopia: Internet shutdown in Amhara region as clashes surge

Moreover, Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it suspended flights from Addis Ababa…

Mohamed Samir

Over 350 French citizens evacuated from Niger: France FM

France has some 1,200 registered nationals living in Niger. About 600 of…

Xinhua

Africa backs $514bn in new city projects to solve urbanisation challenges

Top five countries in new city developments, Egypt accounting for 33%, Nigeria…

Mohamed Samir

Somalia: AU, UN step up efforts to boost state-building process

The African Union (AU) and United Nations missions in Somalia have reaffirmed…

Xinhua

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet over coup in Niger

Burkina Faso and Mali have warned ECOWAS that any military intervention in…

Xinhua

Somali forces kill 160 Al-Shabab militants

Somali security forces backed by international partners have killed more than 160…

Xinhua

Cameroon’s anglophone conflict has lasted for six years: what citizens say about how to end it

Cameroon is officially bilingual. However, the minority English-speaking population has complained for…

TheConversation

US, AU discuss developments in Niger, Sudan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa…

Sami Hegazi