Africa
France backs West African efforts to make Niger coup fail
France will support efforts by the West African regional grouping ECOWAS to make the military coup in Niger fail, the French foreign ...Ethiopia declares six-month state of emergency in Amhara after clashes
Ethiopia’s government declared a six-month state of emergency on Friday in the country’s second-largest region, Amhara, following days of clashes between the ...Niger arrests politicians after coup, other juntas voice support
The junta that seized power in Niger last week detained senior politicians on Monday, their party said, defying international calls to restore democratic rule, ...West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger’s coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within ...Morocco says it has Dominican Republic support over Western Sahara
The Dominican Republic has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, Rabat’s foreign ministry said on Saturday, as a slowly growing number of ...‘Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has ...African leaders tell Putin: ‘We have a right to call for peace’
African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their plan to end the Ukraine conflict and to ...Niger coup widely condemned, countries urge return to order
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum remained held in the presidential palace on Thursday afternoon and it was unclear who was in charge of ...Niger soldiers say President Bazoum’s government has been removed
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation’s ...Kenyan anti tax hike protests subside as police clamp down
Protests in Kenyan cities against tax hikes and high living costs largely subsided on Thursday amid a heavy police presence, after several ...