Africa
Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso troops to enter its territory in case of attack
Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said ...African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in attack
BY Aymeric VINCENOT AFP The African Union said Tuesday that it had suspended Niger’s membership in the wake of a military coup, ...West African bloc says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Boureima Balima Reuters The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic ...More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa’s Cape Verde ...Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 dead
Two powerful armed factions battled in Libya’s capital on Tuesday in the city’s worst violence this year, but the deadly clashes calmed after one ...Fighting flares in South Darfur amid fears of new civil war
Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Violence flared in the western Sudanese city of Nyala and elsewhere in the state of South Darfur ...Niger coup supporters rally as regional force mulls intervention
By Boureima Balima and Felix Onuah Reuters Thousands of people gathered in Niger’s capital on Friday to demonstrate in favour of last ...Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector
When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and ...Five killed in South Africa’s Cape Town amid taxi strike
Five people have been killed in the South African city of Cape Town as a strike by mini-bus taxi drivers that began ...Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president
Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after ...












