In February 2023, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband was severely injured in a car accident about a month earlier. Despite being rushed to

Moscow relies on well-known Africans to spread Russian misinformation and propaganda across the continent. From military figures to politicians, and from media executives to social media influencers, what the following people all have in common

The United Arab Emirates has sent military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-“terrorism” efforts and border protection, the oil-rich Gulf state said on Sunday. Chad is a neighbor of Niger,

Niger’s coup was the culmination of months of acrimony between President Mohamed Bazoum and his chief guard over the leader’s attempts to emerge from the shadow of his predecessor, people familiar with the matter said.

Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president. Niger’s state television announced the move on Sunday night,

A leading human rights group called Friday on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on those in Sudan “responsible for the atrocities” in the troubled Darfur region, where evidence of

West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta’s rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States sent a top official to Niamey to push for

Président en exercice de l’Union africaine, le chef de l’État comorien Azali Assoumani devait se rendre, à partir du 14 août, au Mali et au Burkina Faso. Des visites reportées sine die, à cause de

Comme le Malien Assimi Goïta avant lui – et peut-être le Nigérien Abdourahamane Tiani après lui –, Ibrahim Traoré fait la douloureuse expérience des difficultés financières. Alors que le budget de l’État, affecté par les

Les députés sénégalais ont adopté samedi une réforme du code électoral rendant leur éligibilité à deux figures de l’opposition, Khalifa Sall et Karim Wade, sept mois avant la présidentielle où ils devraient figurer parmi les