Niger Suspends Cooperation With International Francophone Bo...
Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.
The 88-member body "has always been used by France as an instrument to defend ... Read More
France Completes Military Withdrawal From Niger, Leaves Gap ...
France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country's new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the fight against jihadi ... Read More
Thousands March In Rabat Demanding End To Morocco-Israel Tie...
Thousands of protesters staged one of the largest pro-Palestinian marches Sunday in Rabat since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, demanding an end to Morocco's ties with Israel.
Protests of Israel's war in Gaza have repeatedly drawn thousands of people ... Read More
Sudanese In ‘Total Panic’ As Paramilitaries Move...
On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers' blood cold, fearing the arrival of paramilitaries plundering their way south in their war against the army.
"They've created a state of total panic," said Rabab, ... Read More
France Closes Embassy In Niger, Marking a Definitive Split
France has decided to close its embassy in Niger, where "it is no longer able to function normally or carry out its missions," according to diplomatic sources, definitively confirming a split between the two countries.
This extremely rare measure comes after ... Read More
Russia ‘Ready’ To Send Tunisia More Grain: Lavro...
Russia was ready to supply more grain to Tunisia, Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a visit to the North African country grappling with shortages fuelled by drought.
At a meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied in the capital ... Read More
France Cancels François Compaoré’s Extradition Decre...
France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul François Compaoré, to Burkina Faso, where he is accused of the murder of a journalist in 1998, the Chancellery said ... Read More
Spread Of Fighting In Sudan Displaces 150,000 Children, UNIC...
People fleeing violence load their luggage onto a bus before departure from Khartoum on May 30, 2023. The war in Sudan has caused nearly 1.4 million people to flee their homes, including more than 350,000 who have crossed into neighboring ... Read More
Ethiopia, Egypt Say No Agreement In Latest Talks Over Conten...
Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary again ended with no deal.
The countries blamed each other after three days of discussions in Addis ... Read More
AfDB To Withdraw International Staff From Ethiopia After Ass...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will "immediately" withdraw all its international employees from Ethiopia following an assault on its staff members by government security forces, the institution said on Wednesday.
The AfDB lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities last month, calling the ... Read More