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Guinea-Bissau President Embalo says a coup was foiled on Friday
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Saturday that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the...
Tanzania floods: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say....
Guinea-Bissau: Heavy gunfire heard in capital
Heavy gunfire was reported in Guinea-Bissau's capital on Friday morning hours after some National Guard soldiers went to free a...
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the...
Gambian convicted in Germany for death-squad role
A Gambian man in Germany has been sentenced to life for his role in an assassination squad that worked on...
Three tonnes of cocaine seized from ship, Senegal’s navy says
Nearly three tonnes of cocaine has been seized from a ship off the coast of Senegal, the West African state's...
Sudanese general accuses UAE of supplying paramilitary RSF
A top Sudanese general has said the United Arab Emirates is sending supplies to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), publicly...
Tunisian opposition figure Moussi begins hunger strike in prison
Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of Tunisian President Kais Saied, went on a hunger strike in prison on Tuesday to...
Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup attempt, officials say
A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt,...
Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure -US military
An attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday appears to have been carried out...
