Africa
Nigerian president recalls ambassadors worldwide
By Felix Onuah Reuters ABUJA (Reuters) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered a recall of Nigeria’s ambassadors the world over with immediate effect, his ...African Union suspends Gabon’s membership after military coup
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome Reuters The African Union on Thursday suspended Gabon’s membership one day after military officers ousted President Ali Bongo, the ...Gabon awaits next move from junta after coup ousts President Bongo
Gabon on Thursday awaited the next move by its new military junta one day after it overthrew the government, named a new ...South Africa’s Johannesburg fire death toll rises to 63: official
More than 60 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African ...UN bracing for humanitarian crisis in coup-hit Niger
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime risk triggering “catastrophic” ...Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, ...Sudanese paramilitary force backs ceasefire and talks on country’s future
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it was open to a long-term ceasefire with the army and presented its vision for a ...Zimbabwe’s president declared election winner, opposition rejects result
By Nyasha Chingono and Nelson Banya Reuters Zimbabwe’s elections commission said late on Saturday that incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week’s presidential election ...Boko Haram frees 49 women kidnapped in Nigeria’s Borno state
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters Forty-nine women kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier in the week near Maiduguri, in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, regained ...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 ...