West African mediators have told Mali’s coup leaders that the region would accept a transitional government led by a civilian or a retired army officer for…
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Supporters of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo say they will file his candidacy in his name for the country’s highly anticipated election on October 31. Last…
The United Nations-backed government in Libya has announced an immediate total curfew in an effort to stop the coronavirus spreading. It will last for four days,…
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared the end of a 25-month outbreak of measles that claimed the lives of more than 7,000…
The Nigerian Army says troops of the Operation Sahel Sanity have arrested 158 suspected bandits in the ongoing clearance operations in Zamfara and Katsina states. Acting…
https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1298387295486304257 The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed 252 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The health agency said the new…
Madagascar Police have recaptured 11 out of 31 escaped prisoners a day after a breakout that ended in a deadly shootout, the justice ministry said Monday.…
Algeria has set November 1 as the date for a referendum on a new constitution. The date was announced after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met the head…
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi has announced a cabinet of independent technocrats rather than members of political parties. Mechichi is seeking to distance the government from…
The Sudanese government will receive United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo in the coming days, a government official said on Sunday. But the official, who…