Africa
‘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 ...Israel recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
Israel has recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara and is mulling opening a consulate there, a statement from ...Tunisia says undocumented migrants in the country received $1 billion this year
Undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia received three billion dinars (about $1 billion) in remittances from their countries during the first half ...Number of displaced by Sudan war surpasses 3 million
The number of people uprooted by a conflict between military factions in Sudan that erupted nearly three months ago has surpassed 3 ...Hunger haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray region after years of war
Curled up on a hospital bed in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, an emaciated little girl struggles to breathe, as her father softly ...At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says
At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group ...











