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Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups called for their reinstatement into two key regional blocs on Thursday (Feb. 09) following a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov. The top diplomats of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso said in a joint statement that they had agreed to work together to push for… Read More

At least ten soldiers died in an ambush in southwestern Niger close to the border with Mali by a group described as “armed terrorists.” Government sources say the death toll from Friday’s attack is expected to rise as 16 people are still missing and others were wounded. The troops were on patrol in the north of Banibangou department when they… Read More

As supporters of Nigeria’s presidential election candidate, Peter Obi, gathered at rallies and local markets, the 61 year-old candidate called for non-violent electioneering and promised citizens a new and peaceful country. Voters go to the polls on 25 February to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari who has served his maximum two terms in office. Speaking at a rally… Read More

Talks in preparation for Gabon’s presidential election in August are set to begin on Monday 13 February with vivid memories of 2016, when the poll was marred by violence and the raiding of the headquarters of the main opposition candidate. Citizen campaign groups and religious leaders were not invited to the meeting. Marc Ona is president of Tournons La Page… Read More

Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has spoken to thousands of supporters at a rally in Lagos ahead of elections later this month. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the elections would go ahead as scheduled despite growing tensions around currency and fuel shortages. 61 year-old Peter Obi is a former governor of Anambra State was an opposition PDP… Read More

At least 57 people are reported to have been killed in days of clashes between anti-government fighters and Somaliland security forces in the disputed city of Las-Anod after local leaders said they wanted to rejoin the federal government of Somalia. The head of a public hospital in Las-Anod, the administrative centre of Sool region, said over 400 people had also… Read More

A woman who claims she was victimized by a World Health Organization doctor during a recent Ebola outbreak in Congo said she is shocked that no senior officials were punished for the sexual abuse and exploitation claims involving dozens of women in the conflict-ridden country. On Monday, the AP reported on a confidential U.N. report that excused senior staffers for… Read More

The Orthodox Church in Ethiopia has called off demonstrations planned for Sunday following a meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The protests followed the creation of a breakaway synod by Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church bishops in Oromia. Breakaway bishops accused the Church of discrimination and linguistic and cultural hegemony, saying congregations in Oromia are not served in their native language,… Read More

Cameroon has restricted movement along its border with Equatorial Guinea following “several unexplained deaths” from hemorrhagic fever, the health ministry said on Friday. The restrictions were imposed in “view of the high risk of importation of this disease and in order to detect and respond to any cases at an early stage”, it said in a statement. Investigations are underway… Read More

Oldest stone-age tools discovered in western Kenya New research by scientists from the National Museums of Kenya, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Queens college will go down in history. Its findings reopen the case of who made the first stone-age innovations known as the Oldowan toolkit. Thei research has shown tools used by early humans in western Kenya 2.9… Read More