France backs West African efforts to make Niger coup fail
France will support efforts by the West African regional grouping ECOWAS to…
Rwanda extends maternity, paternity leave
By giving a mother two extra weeks of maternity leave, and a…
Ethiopia declares Amhara state of emergency following militia clashes
Ethiopia's government on Friday declared a state of emergency in its second-largest…
Niger junta suspends French broadcasts as supporters protest sanctions
Supporters of Niger's junta protested against foreign sanctions in the capital Niamey on Thursday,…
Niger coup: Thousands march to support junta
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Niger's capital, Niamey,…
African leaders should shun coups – former Liberia president Johnson Ellen Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia, Johnson Ellen Sirleaf, has voiced her concern over…
Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia
Britain on Thursday said it had agreed deals with Zambia on clean…
South Africa’s recognition of sign language signals new hope for the deaf
Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in…
Soaring hunger in Sudan as nearly 4m displaced, UN says
The UN sounded the alarm Wednesday of impending famine in Sudan, where…
Kenya, Uganda revive SGR railway extension deal, mull joint resource mobilization
The governments of Kenya and Uganda have now revived the plans to…