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Scores dead in Mali gold mine collapse More than 70 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, a local gold mining group leader and a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

Blinken pledges $45 million to boost security on Africa trip US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would provide an additional $45 million to West African nations as part of a plan to battle instability. Blinken is in the middle of a four-nation tour of the region and...

Senegal to begin extracting gas resources with hopes of major economic boost A summit on Energy and Petrol in Africa kicked off in Dakar in Sengal on Tuesday. Large oil and gas deposits were discovered off the coast of Senegal close to a decade ago and the country is set to begin extraction...

Victims of ‘political violence’: The Tunisian opposition figures behind bars In Tunisia, more than 50 people have been in prison without trial for months for alleged conspiracy against state security or under a decree punishing the spreading of false information. Most of them are political...

AFCON: Senegal-Guinea match brings split allegiances for some households Both Senegal and Guinea had qualified for the knockout rounds of AFCON, even before playing each other in the group stage on Tuesday. But the game, which Senegal won 2-0, was somewhat of a local derby between the...

Antony Blinken pledges $45 MLN to boost coastal West Africa security In tonight's edition: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the US is set on working closely with Nigeria on security and in the fight against religious extremism in West Africa. Tunisia continues to face calls to...

Blinken starts West Africa tour to boost democracies, counter Sahel security threat US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

Ethnic violence in Sudan's Darfur region: Crisis is 'drowning in other headlines' Two decades after horrific ethnic violence in the Darfur region that killed hundreds of thousands of people, Sudan is once again in crisis. Since the start of the brutal power struggle between the Sudanese army and...

Cameroon launches world's first nationwide malaria vaccination programme Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, AFP journalists saw, in a step the WHO has described as "historic".

Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai sworn in with pledge to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 is the country's oldest sitting head of state, promised to unite...

Joseph Boakai sworn in as Liberia's new president In tonight's edition: Liberia's new president takes over, but Joseph Boakai's inauguration speech is cut short as he appears unwell during his swearing-in ceremony. Also, the US Secretary of State kicks off a tour of the continent. Antony Blinken...

Boakai vows to tackle graft as he takes oath as Liberia president Liberia's new president Joseph Boakai pledged to fight corruption in the West African country as he was sworn into office on Monday following his election victory over former football star George Weah.

Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaign Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, in a step the WHO has described as "historic".

Senegal hopes new fleet of electric buses ‘can solve tomorrow’s problems’ Public transport in Senegal has been given an upgrade with a fleet of new all-electric buses - the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. It is hoped that the buses will help the capital Dakar cope with a rapidly...

Senegal's presidential candidate list excludes opposition leader Sonko Senegal's Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president...

'At least in Kinshasa, the call to protest appears to have gone completely unheeded' Tens of thousands of supporters attended Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's inauguration ceremony. "The main opposition leaders called for a nationwide protest against the election today", said Emmet...

DR Congo's Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed election Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after a landslide victory his opponents have refused to recognise due to widespread irregularities over the December...

Uganda opens first trial of a Lord's Resistance Army commander Historic trial in Uganda, where a child soldier-turned commander in the Lord's Resistance Army faces justice. Thomas Kwoyelo is the first LRA commander to be tried by a Ugandan court. Zambia steps up its efforts in its fight against...

One killed in post-election clashes in Comoros In tonight's edition: One person is killed and several injured as street protesters angrily reject the outcome of the weekend's election in the Comoros. Also, Ugandan opposition leader and government critic Bobi Wine says he's under house arrest...

In The Gambia, victims of Jammeh dictatorship seek justice An historic trial opened on January 8 for the West African nation of The Gambia. Ousman Sonko, a former high-ranking member of the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh, is in the dock in Switzerland for a series of alleged crimes against...