At least 71 soldiers killed in deadly Niger military camp attack
Islamist militants killed 71 soldiers in an attack on a remote military camp in Niger near the border with Mali,
France, Niger propose to postpone G5 Sahel meeting to early 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on Thursday to propose a postponement to early 2020 of
Rwandan teen Junior Hakizimana wins tennis scholarship in Kenya
Rwanda’s teen tennis player Junior Hakizimana has been offered a scholarship to train at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) High-Performance
Kenya coffee nosedives due to high temperatures and low prices
Kenya’s farmers are grubbing up their coffee bushes to plant other crops as low prices and climate change drive small
Nigerian air force confirms killing of 30 Boko Haram militants
Nigeria’s air force on Wednesday confirmed that at least 30 Boko Haram militants were killed and their camp destroyed in
AU says Africa faces “exponentially increasing” climate-induced disasters
Climate-related disasters have increased exponentially in Africa over the past two decades, hampering Africa’s overall socioeconomic development, the African Union
EU grants Morocco $113 million to tackle illegal immigration, human trafficking
The European Union granted Morocco 101.7 million euros (113 million U.S. dollars) to help the country fight illegal immigration and
President el-Sisi calls for decisive action against terrorism
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for “decisive” and “collective” action against countries supporting “terrorism” around the world. President
Kenyan court grants bail to Nairobi governor charged with corruption
Nairobi’s governor Mike Mbuvi was on Wednesday released on bail by a court after spending five days in remand. Mbuvi
C.A.R. suspects to face war crimes trial at ICC
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity