Libya: Derna mayor arrested following floods that killed over 15,000 people
Officials in Libya have confirmed the arrest of the mayor of Derna, a Libyan city devastated by destructive flooding, in...
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Benin: Government orders assessment after deadly fuel depot inferno
Following the horrific explosion that killed scores of people over the weekend, the Beninese government has ordered an inspection of...
France sets to end military presence in Niger as relations with former colony nosedive
President Emmanuel Macron of France says the French troops stationed in Niger will soon leave the West African country as...
Death toll passes 10 after deadly truck explosion in Somali central town
The number of people killed in a truck bomb blast in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has climbed to...
Niger junta flays UN chief for obstructing delegate from participating at General Assembly
The Nigerien military junta has condemned the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of “obstructing” the West African nation’s full participation...
Fire kills 34, including two babies, at illegal Benin-Nigeria border fuel depot
According to a government official and residents, at least 34 people, including two babies were killed in the Republic of...
Protesters rally in Accra, Ghana, over economic hardship
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday for the third day of anti-government demonstrations tied to economic...
Truck bomb kills 10, injure others in Somali town of Beledweyne
Not less than 10 people were killed and several others injured in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday...
Sudan: Army leader hinted at negotiated settlement to end months of bloody war
Sudan's army leader said on Friday that he has not been seeking military assistance in his recent tour and that...
Africa should overcome food insecurity in five years – AfDB
The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has announced that the AfDB-supported programs in over 30 African...
