Senegal’s top opposition leader was released from jail late, just ahead of the presidential election scheduled to be held at the end of the month
The U.S. is scrambling to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel region of Africa after the ruling junta in Niger announced it was ending military cooperation with Washington
Lawmakers in Gambia are voting Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting
Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve equality in the West African nation
Senegal will head to the polls Sunday to vote in a tightly contested race that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies
Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan
Senegalese head to the polls to vote in a tightly contested presidential election marred by months of unrest that has threatened democracy in one of West Africa’s most stable nations
Senegal is inaugurating Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks
The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur province for the first time in months following two successful cross-border operations but the population still faces widespread starvation unless more help arrives
Human Rights Watch says military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country’s armed forces
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars
Senegal’s transport minister says a Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at an airport near the capital and 10 people were injured
Authorities in Congo are accusing three Americans of involvement in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace
Chad has sworn in Mahamat Deby Itno as the president on Thursday after holding elections earlier this month, completing a disputed transition to democratic rule after he seized power three years ago
The military trial of 51 suspects, including three Americans, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Congo last month has opened in the country's capital of Kinshasa
Africa's top public health body declared what it termed a "public health emergency of continental security" on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali
Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in Democratic Republic of
Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers.
Russia's mercenary Wagner group has told the family of a Russian fighter captured alive in Mali that he has now died, according to text messages seen
A decline in U.S. influence in Africa means U.S.
Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control over the
Joe Biden headed to Angola on Sunday for a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major
Gabon held a referendum on a new constitution on Saturday, a major step towards establishing democratic rule after a coup ousted
Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US
Fatal shooting in New Mexico park casts pall over Legislature and its ability to contain crime
Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills two, injures several, Ukrainian officials say
3 killed after Moscow targets Kyiv with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks
Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say
Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients
Australia budget to dole out energy bill relief as general election looms
UK's Reeves to set out 2 billion pounds civil service spending cuts
US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations after outage
LeBron James' return from injury spoiled by Bulls' phenomenal effort in 146-115 win over Lakers
Pacers' Myles Turner delivers strong performance after sister leaves game due to 'medical situation'
