When the rebellion in Sudan’s Darfur region began in 2003, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir relied on local armed Arab groups, known as the Janjaweed, to suppress it. This decision ultimately …
Forty-one people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean last week, survivors told local Italian media on Wednesday. Four survivors who reached the Italian island of Lampedusa …
Johannesburg — A regional bloc of 15 nations in West Africa that had given the military coup leaders Niger —one of its own member states — until Sunday to reinstate …
Johannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger’s capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by many of its neighbors in the wake …
Johannesburg, South Africa — A U.S. has suspended security cooperation with military forces in Niger and Americans have begun escaping the country, but U.S. officials have stopped short of describing …
The U.S has no plans to evacuate American citizens from Niger after a coup in the country six days ago, despite efforts from European countries to fly out their nationals, …
Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising …
African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their peace plan to end the Ukraine war and renew a deal on the export of Ukrainian …
Johannesburg — If Vladimir Putin was hoping for a big show of support at his Russia-Africa summit, which kicked off Thursday in St. Petersburg, he has once again been caught on …
Niamey — Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum on Thursday defiantly vowed to protect “hard-won” democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had taken power in the …