The military government of Burkina Faso announced Wednesday that security forces had foiled a coup plot amid rumors of brewing mutiny.
According to an official statement, unnamed military officers and...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame publicly confirmed for the first time that he intends to pursue a fourth term in next year’s election, despite facing mounting criticism over his long authoritarian...
According to recent data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ghana has maintained its position as the most indebted African nation to the institution as of July 2022.
Ghana’s outstanding...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an offer from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Pyongyang at a “convenient time” after the two held summit talks Thursday in Russia’s...
Storm Daniel has wrought extensive destruction in Libya’s northeast, resulting in a significant loss of life, with at least 2,000 confirmed fatalities and an alarming estimated figure of 10,000...
General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s interim president on Monday, one week after leading a military coup against the country’s long-ruling Bongo dynasty.
Oligui, head of the...
Soldiers in Gabon staged an apparent coup early Wednesday, announcing on state television they had seized power and dissolved government institutions following a disputed election.
A group of officers...
Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in Atlanta on Thursday over charges of interfering with Georgia’s 2020 election results. The arrest produced the first-ever mugshot of a former...
The BRICS bloc announced significant expansion plans at its summit in Johannesburg this week. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed Thursday that six new members will join the club of major...
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow on Wednesday that left no survivors, Russian authorities reported.
Prigozhin led...
The leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, said on Tuesday that their meeting with the coup plotters in Niger has opened an avenue for discussion.
Abdulsalami,...
The African Union (AU) has requested its commission to compile a sanctions list targeting members of Niger’s military junta and their supporters. This comes as regional powers pressure the coup leaders...
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger’s membership, the latest sanction against the country after last month’s coup.
The AU’s Peace and Security Council announced Niger’s suspension...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the Niger junta’s proposal for a three-year transition to a democratic government. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace...
Over 60 migrants are feared dead after a boat that departed Senegal in early July was found off the coast of Cape Verde on Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
An...
The ongoing wildfires devastating parts of Hawaii’s Maui County have now claimed over 90 lives, making it one of the deadliest wildfire disasters in American history.
Authorities confirmed Saturday...
Niger’s ruling military junta has formed a new government, according to a decree announced Wednesday night by leader General Abdourahamane Tiani.
The 21-member cabinet is headed by Prime Minister...
Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, announced Tuesday that a woman has been detained over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the SBU, the suspect...
The military officers who seized power in Niger last week have appointed economist Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as Prime Minister, state TV announced Monday evening.
Zeine is a seasoned technocrat who previously...
Nigeria has halted electricity exports to neighboring Niger after West African nations imposed sanctions on Niger’s new military government. A source at Niger’s state power company Nigelec...
