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The presidential guard behind an attempted coup d’état in Niger dispersed demonstrators supporting President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey on Wednesday with warning shots. The demonstrators were trying to approach the presidency, where Mohamed Bazoum is being held by the presidential guard when they were dispersed by these shots. At least one demonstrator was wounded, but it is not yet known… Read More

African leaders have begun to arrive in Saint Petersburg ahead of the second Russia-Africa Summit which kicks off this Thursday. 49 African delegations and 17 heads of state will take part in the two-day summit and economic forum.  The top issues expected to be discussed are food security and the Wagner military group’s future on the continent.  With the war… Read More

Mohamed, a migrant from Mauritania, takes his first steps in the water, accompanied by a lifeguard who helps him overcome the fear experienced when he risked his life to cross the Mediterranean in November 2022. Before challenging the waves, Mohamed and the other youngsters who came that morning carefully follow the instructions of Delphine Bassols, a former lifeguard who runs… Read More

A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by rap legend Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance sold for $1 million at auction in New York Tuesday. The winning bid was well above Sotheby’s pre-sale estimate of between $200,000 and $300,000 and becomes the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold, the auction house said. The New York-born rapper wore… Read More

Niger’s Presidential Guards on Wednesday sealed off the residence and offices of President Mohamed Bazoum, a source close to Bazoum said, describing the move as a “fit of temper” by the elite troops and that “talks” were underway. Access was blocked off to Bazoum’s official home and offices in the presidential complex in Niamey, although there was no abnormal military… Read More

Ghana’s central bank on Monday raised its benchmark lending rate by another 50 basis points to 30%. The move to raise the cost of borrowing took financial markets by surprise. Accra is working to to stop its worst economic crisis in years, characterised by double-digit inflation, a weak Cedi and growing public debt. Annual inflation accelerated to 42.5% in May… Read More

**Top national security officials from South Africa, China, Russia, India and Brazil were set to advance among other things their common “BRICS agenda and cooperation on security-related matters”, Minister In Presidency responsible for State Security Agency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said. The South African official welcomed her counterparts on Tuesday (Jul. 25) for the BRICS 13th National Security Advisors Meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg.. The representatives… Read More

The Gambian government has permanently revoked the importation licence of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This decision comes after a task force reported on the death of over 70 children from kidney failure caused by tainted cough syrup imported from India. As a result, the government has sacked two executives of its Medicines Control Agency. The matter has been transferred to… Read More

At least 77 people were injured, five of them critically, after two buses collided at the entrance to a South African university on Tuesday, police and transport authorities said. One of the buses was a university vehicle ferrying students between campuses at the University of Johannesburg, while the other was a city bus. In the aftermath, one of the buses… Read More

Over 300 people rallied in Tunis on Tuesday to mark the two-year anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers by suspension of Parliament. Members of the opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, took to the streets to ask the released of some 20 detained figures of the party, alongside media and business figures charged for conspiracy against state… Read More