Africa

Benin's former President Thomas Boni Yayi condemns recent coup attempt

Former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi has condemned Sunday's failed coup in a video posted on Facebook.

Africa's measles paradox: Why some nations stave off outbreaks and others can't

Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have shown measles can be eliminated with universal vaccination even as preventable outbreaks recur in parts of the continent with low immunisation coverage.

Has Mohamed Salah played his last game for Liverpool?

Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah, 33, was left out of the travelling party for the Inter Milan clash after he said he had been "thrown under the bus" by the club

Burkina Faso calls Nigerian military plane's emergency landing 'unfriendly act'

The Alliance of Sahel States - made up of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso - said that the aircraft had been carrying 11 military personnel and did not have permission to fly over Burkina Faso.

Somalia edges closer to national airline relaunch

Somalia’s Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mohamed Farah Noor, has announced that the Federal Government will soon relaunch Somali Airlines, marking the national carrier’s long-awaited return to the skies.

One hundred Nigerian schoolchildren handed over to state officials after mass abduction

Around 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month were handed over to state officials on Monday, a day after authorities secured their release.

Several soldiers killed during anti-coup response, Benin government says

Several people died in Benin during a thwarted coup attempt on the weekend, the West African country's government announced on Monday after an emergency cabinet meeting.

Morocco to open two deepwater ports in 2026 and 2028, minister says

Morocco will open a new deepwater Mediterranean port next year and another on the Atlantic in 2028, Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Monday.

Tanzania tells its citizens to stay home ahead of expected independence day protests

Tanzania’s prime minister urged people to stay at home on Tuesday, when activists have called for protests against the government's response to the demonstrations around October elections.

DRC president says Rwanda 'violating' Washington peace accord

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said that Rwanda is "violating its commitments" to the Washington Accord, which both Kinshasa and Kigali signed in the United States last Thu

Côte d'Ivoire president Ouattara sworn in fourth term, vows to defend constitution

Leaders from 11 African countries attended the ceremony, including representatives from USA and France.

Benin coup attempt: President Talon addresses nation, says situation 'completely under control'

Benin's president said on Sunday that the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers.

Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren: sources, local media

Nigeria's government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month in Niger state, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Sunday.

AU chief urges coup-plotting Beninese soldiers to 'return to barracks without delay'

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Yousouf has condemned the attempted coup in Benin, saying such actions "constitute a grave violation of the fundamental principles and values of the African Uni

Congolese army claims Rwanda, M23 bombing eastern DRC, but Kigali terms allegations 'ridiculous'

The Congolese military accused the Rwandan army and M23 rebels of launching deadly bombs from Rwanda into parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the latest allegations Kigali dismissed as “ridiculous” on Sunda

Benin government says coup attempt 'foiled'

Benin's government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

Benin arrests 14 people over coup attempt

Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the failed coup attempt in Benin on Sunday, the West African nation's government spokesperson told Reuters.

ECOWAS condemns Benin 'coup attempt', pledges 'all forms' of support to President Talon

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it terms "an attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin."

Guinea-Bissau military claims 'ethnic civil war' risk justifies coup

Guinea-Bissau's military authorities on Thursday justified taking power in the West African nation by arguing the country faced the "risk of ethnic civil war" after last month's elections.

43 children among 79 civilians killed in paramilitary RSF drone attack in Sudan's South Kordofan

Authorities say missiles hit a kindergarten, hospital and crowded residential areas in Kalogi as UN warns of deteriorating security across Kordofan.

11 killed in South Africa bar shooting

Gunmen entered the premise at and indiscriminately fired at a group of men who were drinking.

Key witness in South Africa police abuse inquiry shot dead

Marius Van der Merwe was gunned down Friday night in front of his family, weeks after testifying against a municipal police chief.

Nigerian star Burna Boy's US tour hangs in the balance

Experts claim the move follows a massive public relations crisis stemming from an incident at the Nigerian artist’s recent concert in Denver city.

Burkina Faso frees aid workers arrested for 'spying'

The authorities had accused the aid workers of collecting and passing on sensitive security information about the country to foreign powers.