Africa
Cameroon stadium stampede kills at least eight, government says
At least eight fans died and 38 people were injured in a stampede at the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in Cameroon on Monday ...Burkina Faso President Kabore detained at military camp
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, two security sources and a West African ...Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base
Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway ...At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion in western Ghana when a truck carrying explosives to a ...Rwandans ‘flee’ to DR Congo over vaccine rules
Around a hundred Rwandans have crossed into DR Congo in recent days, saying they are fleeing the country’s Covid-19 vaccination rules, local ...U.N. starts talks in Sudan to resolve post-coup crisis
The United Nations said it was starting consultations in Sudan on Monday to try to salvage the country’s move to democracy after ...Sudanese security forces fire teargas at anti-coup protesters
Sudanese security forces fired teargas at activists protesting in their thousands against the country’s military rulers on Sunday, according to three witnesses ...Sudan’s Hamdok quits as premier after failing to restore civilian government
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with ...Internet services disrupted ahead of Sudan protests
Internet and mobile services appeared to be disrupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday ahead of planned protests against military rule, Reuters ...U.S. cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade program
The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe ...














