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Senegal shuts overseas consulates after attacks in several cities including Paris and Bordeaux Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

Bandits kill 30 villagers in northern Nigeria in protection-money reprisal attack Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said.

Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections one year after president dissolved parliament Bissau-Guineans voted Sunday in a highly anticipated election to fill Guinea-Bissau's national legislature, more than a year after the West African nation's president dissolved parliament.

More than 50 Ugandan peacekeepers killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country.

Violent protests break out in Senegal after opposition leader Sonko sentenced to prison Riots broke out in Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday after a court sentenced a leading opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, to two years in jail for corrupting youth, undermining his chances of running for...

US sanctions Sudanese leaders as shelling and air strikes shatter ceasefire The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market.

Senegal deploys troops to capital as Dakar braces for more unrest Army troops were deployed to parts of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Friday as the city braced for more unrest after a jail sentence for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sparked one of the deadliest days of violence in the...

Zimbabwe passes 'draconian' law banning criticism of government Zimbabwe's parliament approved a controversial law that ostensibly promotes patriotism but has been condemned by the opposition as a "draconian" attempt to stifle dissent ahead of national elections.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced for 'corrupting youth' Violence erupts in Senegal as Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to two-years in prison. His fate as a presidential candidate in 2024 remains uncertain. A controversial bill gets the greenlight in Zimbabwe. Parliament approves a...

East African leaders agree to extend troop deployment in eastern DR Congo East Africa's leaders have agreed to extend until September the mandate of a regional military force deployed to quell violence in the strife-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to two years for 'corrupting youth' A court in Senegal on Thursday sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and...

Sudan military suspends talks with rivals In tonight's edition: Clashes between the RSF paramilitary and the Sudanese army increase in intensity as the military pulls out of truce talks. Also there's anger and confusion in Nigeria as drivers rush to the pump upon an apparent rollback of fuel...

Uganda's president signs 'world's harshest' anti-LGBTQ bill into law Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world's harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well...

Senegal's main opposition leader says he is 'illegally held,' urges protest Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko alleged on Tuesday he was being "illegally held" by security forces and urged the public to protest.

'No elections without security': Burkina Faso's 2024 vote in question after 40 killed in attacks Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the country, while suggesting that security risks could delay the country's return to...

Sudan truce extension brings renewed fighting, little aid A 11pm to 5 am curfew's been brought in in Sudan's second city of Port Sudan. The extension of an often violated humanitarian truce delivers lulls in the fighing but only a trickle of aid.

Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary rivals, says official The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official told AFP on Wednesday.

Sudan truce extended as gunfire continues to hinder aid Warring generals in Sudan have agreed to extend by five days a humanitarian ceasefire they repeatedly violated and which failed to deliver promised aid corridors.

Hopes and skepticism as Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president in Nigeria In tonight's edition: Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria's president. There is still fierce discontent from those who question the transparency of the election. He takes over a battered economy, rampant secuity challenges...

Nigeria’s political ‘godfather’ Bola Tinubu sworn in as president Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu was sworn in as president of Nigeria on Monday, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who stepped down after two terms in office.