Raymond Ndong Sima Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country’s economy. He also says the military junta needs time to carry out reforms and a national dialogue before ... Read More

Ali Karti The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an ousted Sudanese politician and two companies, one of which is based in Russia, accusing them of intensifying instability and opposing democracy in the North African country. These are the latest attempts ... Read More

President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir prior to their meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said relations between Russia and South Sudan were developing "intensively". Speaking at a meeting with the South Sudan President Salva Kiir ... Read More

More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2023, a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees official said Thursday. "By September 24, over 2,500 people were accounted as dead or missing ... Read More

At least a dozen Niger soldiers were killed in connection with an attack by hundreds of armed insurgents on motorbikes in the country's southwest on Thursday morning, the West African nation's defense ministry said in a statement. Seven soldiers were killed ... Read More

France’s ambassador to Niger has landed in Paris after weeks of tensions with the new military government in the West African country that demanded his expulsion following the overthrow of democratically-elected leader President Mohamed Bazoum. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met Sylvain Itte ... Read More

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin returns to the United States Thursday after wrapping up his first tour across the African continent as Pentagon chief. Austin started his tour in Djibouti, home to the primary U.S. military base on the African continent. ... Read More

Burkina Faso's military government said Wednesday it had foiled a coup attempt the previous day, almost a year after the country's leader came to power in a coup himself. In a statement read out on state television, it said "a proven ... Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced visa restrictions for individuals who he said were "undermining democracy" in Liberia ahead of the country's elections in October. THE TAKE Blinken in a statement released by the U.S. State Department did not ... Read More

Mali's military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday. The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being delayed for "technical reasons" ... Read More