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Sudan conflict 'threatens to consume entire country', says UN aid chief War and hunger threaten to "consume" Sudan where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of dying as fighting between rival generals rages on, the United Nations warned Friday.

Zimbabwe arrests poll monitors day after election Police said Thursday they had arrested 41 local monitors of Zimbabwe’s elections as the opposition cried foul over irregularities in a poll forced by delays to stretch into an unprecedented second day.

Niger Junta to let Burkina Faso and Mali intervene ‘in the event of aggression’ The officers who took power in Niger last month said Thursday they would authorise the armies of neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali intervene in the country “in the event of aggression”.

BRICS invites six new members to join bloc in bid to champion 'Global South' Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations have invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join, in a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to...

Eye on Africa | Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in air crash In tonight's edition: The russian warlord at the head of Wagner mercenary group who had been courting African nations who'd been turning away from their traditional colonial allies, is reported dead. A chaotic day at the polls...

Voting extended in Zimbabwe election as incumbent president seeks second term Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in...

Expansion and a common currency on agenda at BRICS summit Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge...

Algerian foreign minister begins tour of West Africa to discuss Niger crisis Algeria’s top diplomat began a tour of West African countries Wednesday in a bid to find a solution following the coup in neighbouring Niger, where Algiers opposes any military intervention.

CAR top court approves referendum result, allowing president to seek third term Central African Republic's top court on Monday approved the outcome of a referendum which found that 95 percent of voters backed constitutional changes that will enable President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a...

West Africa's ECOWAS rejects Niger junta's three-year transition plan West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS has rejected a proposal by Niger's military junta to hold elections within three years of a July coup, an ECOWAS commissioner said on Monday.

Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants according to HRW In tonight's edition: Saudia Arabia is accused of systematic and widespread killings of Ethiopian migrants. Security forces allegedly killed at least 430 last year as they tried to cross over from Yemen. In Sudan the...

BRICS summit of emerging economies gets under way without Putin BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia...

African Union suspends Niger over military coup The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation.

China urges expansion at BRICS summit in South Africa In tonight's edition: leaders of the BRICS group emerging economies meet in Johannesburg as divisions between the founding members of the bloc's future appear to emerge. Thirty eight Senegalese nationals are repatriated to Senegal after a...

Zimbabweans to vote in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections, after a campaign tainted by a crackdown on dissent, fears of vote rigging and public anger at the economic crisis.

Niger crisis heightens danger for millions of children, UN says The crisis in Niger, whose president was overthrown on July 26, is amplifying risks for millions of vulnerable youngsters, the UN's children's fund said.

Trade hit hard as Nigeria’s gateway to Niger is cut off by coup Ever since last month’s military coup in Niger, trade with neighbouring Nigeria and other West African countries has virtually stopped. FRANCE 24’s senior correspondents Catherine Norris Trent and Cyril Payen report from the border...

🔴 Live: Niger coup leader vows a return to democracy within three years Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani – who took power after army officers toppled president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 – said in a televised address on Saturday night that a transition to civilian rule happen within three...

Pro-junta rallies tolerated in Niger, but pro-democracy gatherings face crackdowns A group of young men opposed to ECOWAS sanctions in Niger’s capital, Niamey, stop and inspect cars in a self-declared citizen’s watch drive. Demonstrations in support of the military takeover have been tolerated...

Egypt’s Sisi pardons activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the 2011 revolution Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said Saturday.