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Niger coup: Threat of invasion raises tensions in and around the country The ECOWAS group of West African leaders met in Abuja yesterday to work out what to do in Niger, overnight they've declared that a stand by military force is being assembled to restore constituional order. FRANCE 24's...

Niger coup: Residents in Niamey denounce ECOWAS' involvement In the streets of Niamey, residents denounce the ECOWAS' involvement, saying its intervention is uninvited. FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl and Marc Paupe report.

Maryama Cham, rising star in The Gambia: Singer's songwriting and striking voice has won over fans The Gambian music industry has long been dominated by men but a new young artist has been making waves. Maryama Cham has won plaudits both at home and overseas not only for the sound of her music...

Tunisia, Libya deal on migrants: Countries to share responsibility for people left on border Tunisia and Libya have agreed to split responsibility for hundreds of black african migrants stranded at their shared border after they'd been dumped there by Tunisian authorities. Dozens have died after...

Niger coup: How much influence does the US and Europe have with ECOWAS? Tensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger's flailing democracy. The ECOWAS bloc said on Thursday it had directed...

Sub-Saharans in Tunisia: At least 27 dead since July after deportations to Libyan border There are growing concerns about the deportation of subsarharn Africans from Tunisia. Since early July, many were deported to the Libyan and Algerian borders, in the desert. There was an international outcry...

Niger coup: Concern rises for detained president There are growing tensions in Niger and the possibility of military intervention there by the West African bloc known as ECOWAS. West African military chiefs are set to meet next week. The group has directed a “standby force” to restore...

Niger coup: ECOWAS army chiefs to discuss plan for potential intervention The president of Ivory Coast said there could be military action "as soon as possible" in Niger. France and the US both have troops in Niger. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more about if and...

🔴 Live: Niger coup supporters protest near French military base as ECOWAS suspends meeting Thousands of supporters of Niger's junta rallied near a French military base on Friday to protest plans by West African bloc ECOWAS to deploy an armed force to the country. The demonstrations came as the...

Tunisia, Libya announce deal to provide shelter to migrants stranded on border Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month.

Talks continue with Niger's coup leaders on the eve of ECOWAS summit in Abuja Nigeria ramps up unofficial mediation efforts in Niger ahead of a regional summit to weigh up response options to the coup leaders who took over two weeks ago. Meanwhile France rejects accusations from the junta that...

'There is a long tradition in West Africa of resolving crises through negotiation & compromise' ECOWAS leaders are meeting tomorrow following Niger junta leaders' refusal to meet with ECOWAS, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). Ever since the deadline expired, talk about military...

Niger coup: Bazoum's party has put out a statement saying his conditions are dire Niger's military junta has refused the latest diplomatic attempt to reinstall the country's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. The US secretary of state Antony Blinken spoke with President Bazoum on Tuesday.Bazoum's...

Niger coup aftermath: What can we understand about the military junta's strategy? The military junta in Niger appears to be trying to consolidate its power, two weeks after the coup d'etat. It has appointed new cabinet ministers and rejected the latest attempts to re-install democratically...

Sudan humanitarian crisis: NGO warns of risk of diseases as bodies litter streets The United Nations says more than 4 million people have been driven from their homes because of the conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces military group erupted in April. The...

Niger coup aftermath: Junta appoints new ministers and rejects talks The military junta in Niger appears to be trying to consolidate its power, two weeks after the coup d'etat. It has appointed new cabinet ministers and rejected the latest attempts to re-install democratically elected president...

Niger coup: Junta accuses France of freeing 'terrorists', violating its airspace, Paris denies it Niger's new military rulers have accused France or 'freeing captured terrorists," and of breaching a ban on the country's air space - in a statement released by the junta. Within the last hour...

Romanian kidnapped in Burkina Faso released after 8 years A Romanian national kidnapped by an Al-Qaeda affiliate in 2015 in Burkina Faso, has been released after eight years in captivity, the Romanian government announced on Wednesday.

🔴 Live: 'Important decisions' expected at ECOWAS summit on Niger Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS opposed to the coup d'état in Niger are meeting in Abuja on Thursday for a crucial summit, after their ultimatum to the soldiers who have seized power was dropped. Regional powers will be...

Rwandan genocide: Survivor NGO decries decision not to prosecute Félicien Kabuga Accused of crimes against humanity, Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of the genocide against the Tutsis, was arrested in the Paris suburbs in May 2020. This week, UN judges in an appeal ordered the indefinite...