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Soaring famine in war-torn Sudan to impact over 20 million people The UN sounded the alarm Wednesday of impending famine in Sudan, where months of war have hit food supplies and pushed nearly four million people to flee the fighting.

Analysis: Western sanctions on Niger may not restore 'weakened' President Bazoum to power France, the EU and the US have imposed sanctions on Niger since a military coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. But pressure from the West may not guarantee "weakened" Bazoum's future as leader...

Does the coup in Niger threaten nuclear power plants in France? The coup in Niger has prompted concerns the West African country could curtail uranium exports, possibly hamstringing nuclear power production in France and beyond. But so far, source diversification and well-stocked inventories...

European nationals evacuated from coup hit Niger In tonight's edition; As the first couple of hundreds of French and European nationals are evacuated from coup-hit Niger, the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso say any foreign armed intervention in Niamey will be treated as a...

First evacuation flight from Niger lands at Paris airport The first of three planes carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel.

Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié has died at 89 Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bédié, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday.

🔴 Live: First evacuation flight from Niger lands at Paris airport The first of three planes carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel. Follow our...

🔴 Live: France to start evacuating citizens from Niger on Tuesday following coup France will start to evacuate its nationals from Niger on Tuesday, following a military coup that has unleashed protests against the former colonial power, the French foreign ministry has said. Earlier, junta-led...

Niger coup leaders accuse France of wanting to 'intervene militarily' Niger's putschists on Monday accused former colonial ruler France of wanting to "intervene militarily" to reinstate the country's elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed in a military coup last week.

Senegalese opponent Sonko formally charged and detained, says his lawyer Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Monday was charged with fomenting insurrection, three days after being arrested at his home, one of his lawyers told reporters. Sonko said Sunday he is now on hunger strike...

Migrants between life and death in Tunisia-Libya desert In the unbearable midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on the reddish-brown desert sand.

Safety of French nationals is ‘only priority’ in Niger, says foreign minister France's foreign minister on Monday denied accusations from Niger's junta that Paris is plotting military action to support ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The deposed leader has been held by Niger’s military since...

Senegal's Sonko supporters claim legal charges are 'politically motivated' Senegal's public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, and on Monday formally charged him with fomenting insurrection. "Mr Sonko's supporters had called for protests...

Police and Sonko supporters clash in Dakar as Oumane Sonko is jailed In tonight's edition: Just days after being arrested at home, Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's has been charged with fomenting insurrection and had his party dissolved. France has denied accusations from Niger's...

Burkina Faso and Mali say intervention in Niger would be 'declaration of war' Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali", the two countries said in a joint statement Monday.

Central African Republic votes on new constitution as president eyes third term The Central African Republic voted on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term in a country which has endured several coups.

ECOWAS gives Niger junta one week to cede power, threatens use of force West African leaders on Sunday gave the military junta in Niger one week to cede power, warning they did not rule out the "use of force", and imposed immediate financial sanctions.

France condemns Niger violence after thousands of junta supporters gather outside embassy France on Sunday warned it would retaliate if its citizens were attacked in Niger, after protesters tried to enter its embassy in the capital, Niamey.

Blinken says ousted Niger president has ‘unflagging’ US support after coup US Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered Niger's ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum Washington's steadfast support, and warned those detaining him that "hundreds of millions of dollars of assistance" was at risk.

Who is Abdourahamane Tiani, the army general who seized power in Niger? General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger's powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army veteran who has foiled similar uprisings in the restive West African nation.