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Beninese musical brings Kingdom of Dahomey's history to life A new musical has opened to audiences in Benin. "The Throne of Béhanzin" tells the story of a king's journey to power, battle for his country and eventual exile to Martinique by colonial ruler France. Meanwhile, a year has passed since...

Unidentified gunmen attack military police base in Malian capital Bamako A military police base in Mali's capital Bamako has been attacked by unidentified gunmen, a police source told AFP on Tuesday. Reporters heard volleys of gunfire and explosions starting in the early hours of morning in the...

DR Congo military court sentences 37 people to death in coup trial In tonight's edition: A death sentence is issued for 37 Congolese and foreign nationals who were found guilty of terrorism after an attempt to overthrow the president of DR Congo. Also, the WHO prequalifies the first vaccine...

At least 40 people dead after a boat capsizes in Nigeria At least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident in northwest Nigeria, said President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

Uganda holds funeral for Olympian Cheptegei murdered by ex-partner Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village. The 33-year-old, who debuted this summer in the women's marathon...

Algeria's Tebboune re-elected with 84% of vote, according to official results A week after Algeria went to the polls in presidential elections marked by allegations of fraud and irregularities by opposition politicians, the country's election authority on Saturday said final results showed...

DR Congo military court hands death sentences to 37 over 'coup attempt' A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday sentenced 37 people to death in a trial over an "attempted coup" in May. Among the sentenced are three Americans, a Belgian, Briton and Canadian, who are all...

Uganda holds funeral for slain Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Ugandans gathered on Saturday to pay tribute to Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who tragically died after being set on fire by her partner in Kenya less than a month after her return from the Paris Games. The 33-year-old...

Thousands rally in Tunisia as president cracks down on opponents ahead of election Thousands of Tunisians marched in the streets on Friday to protest against President Kais Saied, whom they accuse of trying to rig the Oct. 6 presidential election by detaining and intimidating his rivals. The...

Foreigners among dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo on attempted coup charges A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced 37 people to death on Friday over what the army says was an attempted coup in May when several dozen armed men attacked the home of then economy minister Vital...

The cocoa connection: How 'brown gold' is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea As the world's top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast faces many challenges – first and foremost the fight against illegal smuggling of this "brown gold". Some cocoa farmers consider the prices set by the state...

Senegal President Faye dissolves parliament to call snap election Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday announced he had dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament and set new legislative elections for November 17. "I have dissolved the National Assembly to ask the sovereign...

DR Congo military court to deliver verdict on 'coup attempt' A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to deliver its verdict Friday on an alleged coup attempt, with 51 defendants, including three Americans, facing charges and risking the death penalty. The incident occurred on...

Senegal's president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved parliament Thursday, just six months after he was elected president, paving the way for snap legislative elections. The elections have to take place within the next 90...

Rescue efforts continue in Nigeria after dam burst puts 400,000 people at risk Evacuations are being ramped up in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is experiencing the worst flooding seen in Borno state in decades. It's after the Alau Dam gave way on Tuesday, following prolonged...

Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia's empire, survivors remember terror of Derg dictatorship Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the monarchy...

UNSC renews Sudan sanctions; NGOs say it's not enough The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to renew sanctions on Sudan over the devastaing toll 18 months of war have taken on civilians. But some rights activists remain concerned the measures do not go far enough - as violations, abuse...

Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people and displace some 400,000 The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria caused heavy flooding in the city of Maiduguri that killed at least 30 people and forced 400,000 people to leave their homes.

Mali junta suspends French-language channel TV5 Monde for lack of 'balance' Mali's junta leaders suspended the French-language channel TV5 Monde for three, allegedly for a lack of "balance" in covering civilian drone strike deaths without providing the Malian army's version of events.

Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies In tonight's edition: The man accused of setting Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei on fire and snuffing her promising life out has died. Also, a group of women with Congolese mothers and Belgian fathers take on the Belgian state...