Africa
Madagascar president flees as military joins Gen Z coup
By SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY,Associated Press Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following ...Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive row over Ethiopian mega-dam
By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing ...Somali forces fighting al Shabaab attack on high-security prison
Somali government forces were fighting on Saturday to repel al Shabaab militants who stormed a high-security underground prison in the capital Mogadishu, ...Thousands flee to Cameroon as Boko Haram seizes Nigerian border town
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters More than 5,000 people have fled Nigeria’s northeast into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram militants seized the border ...Morocco’s angry youth joins wave of Gen Z rage
Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in Morocco on ...Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
By Ahmed Eljechtimi Reuters A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan ...Madagascar’s president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Monday sacked his government following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations said has left at ...At least 100 feared dead in northwest Nigeria gold mine collapse
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria’s ...Malawi re-elects Mutharika after five years of economic crisis under Chakwera
By GREGORY GONDWE,Associated Press Former President Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi’s election Wednesday, ousting incumbent Lazarus Chakwera to return as ...Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as ...