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Nigeria opposition to appeal verdict upholding Tinubu presidential win
7th September 2023 Nigeria's main opposition candidates will appeal a tribunal ruling that affirmed Bola Tinubu's victory in a disputed presidential election in... →
UN offers to support Gabon for transition back to civilian rule
7th September 2023 A UN representative told Gabon's military leader the UN institutions stood ready to support the country as it transitions back to constitutional... →
African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action
6th September 2023 African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a... →
US sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF over abuses
6th September 2023 The United States is imposing sanctions on the deputy leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over human rights abuses, the US envoy to... →
Nigerian workers strike to demand reversal of Tinubu's reforms
5th September 2023 Nigerian workers went on strike on Tuesday to demand a reversal of President Bola Tinubu's reforms aimed at reviving growth in Africa's largest... →
World losing race to meet climate goals, COP28 president says
5th September 2023 The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 summit said on Tuesday, as African leaders... →
Zimbabwe President sworn in for second term after disputed vote
4th September 2023 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second and final term after being declared the winner of last month’s elections that... →
Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as interim president
4th September 2023 The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon's President Ali Bongo will address the nation for the first time as interim president on Monday after a... →
South Africa says inquiry found no evidence of arms shipment to Russia
4th September 2023 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons... →
Gabon opposition calls for pressure on junta to hand power to civilians
1st September 2023 Gabon's main opposition group, Alternance 2023, called on the international community on Friday to encourage the junta that overthrew President Ali... →
Zimbabwe opposition calls for nationwide protests over disputed vote
1st September 2023 Zimbabwe's main opposition party called on Friday for nationwide protests and a re-run of elections that it said fraudulently handed President... →
Over 40 killed in east Congo after crackdown on anti-UN protest
1st September 2023 Over 40 people were killed and 56 wounded in an army crackdown on violent anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern Congolese city of Goma on... →
Burkina Faso says leader discussed possible military cooperation with Russian delegation
1st September 2023 A Russian delegation held talks with Burkina Faso's interim president Ibrahim Traore on Thursday at a meeting that included discussions on possible... →
Niger junta instructs police to expel French ambassador
31st August 2023 The junta that seized power in Niger last month said that the French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, no longer had diplomatic immunity and... →
Johannesburg apartment fire kills 73
31st August 2023 Scores were killed overnight when fire tore through a derelict Johannesburg apartment block occupied by homeless people, officials and local media... →
Gabon awaits next move from junta after coup ousts President Bongo
31st August 2023 Gabon on Thursday awaited the next move by its new military junta one day after it overthrew the government, named a new leader and detained... →
Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained
30th August 2023 Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in... →
Zimbabwe's main opposition party calls for new election
29th August 2023 Zimbabwe's main opposition party the Citizens' Coalition for Change on Tuesday called for a fresh election after it disputed the result of last... →
Sudan army chief Burhan arrives in Egypt on first trip since conflict
29th August 2023 Sudan's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in the Egyptian coastal town of El Alamein on Tuesday to meet with President Abdel... →
Fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara kills at least 183, UN says
29th August 2023 Fighting between Ethiopia's military and militiamen in the Amhara region has killed at least 183 people, the UN human rights office said on... →
Zimbabwe president denies poll fraud as opposition rejects his re-election
28th August 2023 Zimbabwe's re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested on Sunday that anyone questioning the results of last week's election take their case... →
UN aid chief warns of regional catastrophe as Sudan violence spreads
25th August 2023 Sudan's military ruler has visited army bases near to the capital on his first trip away from Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out in... →
Zimbabwe braces for close election as early parliamentary results come in
25th August 2023 Early parliamentary results in Zimbabwe showed the ruling party and the main opposition in a close race on Friday, after an election in which... →
Putin to Brics: Russia is 'reliable partner' for Africa on food, fuel supplies
24th August 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Brics summit in South Africa on Thursday that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African countries, and... →
Brics invites six nations to join developing world bloc
24th August 2023 The five Brics developing nations will admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates, they said on Thursday, a... →
Zimbabweans vote for second day in wards hit by delays
24th August 2023 Zimbabweans were called back to vote on Thursday in 40 wards affected by delays during Wednesday's election and a prominent human rights lawyer... →
Zimbabweans vote but hopes of ending economic freefall appear dim
23rd August 2023 Zimbabweans lined up to vote on Wednesday saying they were hungry for change from relentless economic chaos but analysts were sceptical that the... →
Gabon's president eyes third term as opposition seeks end to Bongo dynasty rule
23rd August 2023 Gabonese President Ali Bongo has campaigned for re-election in remote corners of the rainforested nation this month, seeking to dispel opposition... →
Brics divisions re-emerge ahead of critical expansion debate
23rd August 2023 Brics leaders met on Tuesday to plot the future course of the bloc of developing nations but divisions re-emerged ahead of a critical debate over a... →
Brazil's Lula says Brics not meant to challenge G7, US
22nd August 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday the Brics group of emerging countries is not meant to challenge other international... →
African Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions
22nd August 2023 The African Union has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might... →
Brics leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion
22nd August 2023 Leaders of the Brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are due to open a summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday where they will... →
Nigeria's Tinubu swears-in ministers, slow growth and insecurity among concerns
21st August 2023 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in 45 ministers to a new cabinet that must get to grips with tackling the problems of sluggish... →
Brics expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order
21st August 2023 An expansion of the Brics bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew of potential candidates - from Iran to... →
UN rights chief says Niger president treason case has 'no legal basis'
18th August 2023 The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said there was no legal basis for Niger's military junta to prosecute deposed president Mohamed... →
Zimbabwe opposition hopes election will break ruling party stranglehold
18th August 2023 Zimbabweans vote next week in an election many hope could end the country's lengthy economic crisis, but those expectations are tempered by... →
West African bloc says 'we are going into Niger' if all else fails
17th August 2023 The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail, a senior... →
Niger junta says open to talks as Putin, US stress peace
16th August 2023 Niger's junta on Tuesday said that it was open to talks to resolve a regional crisis caused by last month's military coup, while Russia and the... →
'Brics bank' issues first South African rand bonds
16th August 2023 The development bank founded by the so-called Brics countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds on Tuesday, as it comes... →
Niger junta says it will prosecute ousted president for treason
14th August 2023 The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over... →
West African bloc prepares standby force for possible Niger intervention
11th August 2023 West Africa's regional bloc on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the junta that took power in Niger in... →
