World Mar 20 Kidnapped U.S. aid worker, French journalist freed in West Africa An American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and held by Islamist extremists were freed on Monday, four days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a visit to West Africa.
World Oct 20 At least 60 killed amid anti-government protests in Chad, authorities say Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities Thursday killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morgue official said.
World Oct 12 Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine.
World May 10 For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future In many African countries, the pandemic has created larger populations of widows as men are more likely to die of COVID-19. Widowhood has long befallen great numbers of women there.
World Sep 06 Guinea’s new junta leaders seek to tighten grip on power Guinea's new military leaders are seeking to tighten their grip on power and are ordering the deposed president's soldiers to join them.
World May 25 Mali’s coup leader wrests back control of the government The move came a day after the two leaders were arrested by the military following their announcement of a Cabinet reshuffle. The move also raised concerns that the new political unrest could further destabilize efforts to control Mali’s long-running Islamic…
World Apr 20 Military says that Chad’s president killed on battlefield Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, died Tuesday of wounds suffered on the battlefield during a fight against rebels, the military announced on national television and radio.
World Aug 18 Mali’s president and prime minister held by mutinous troops Mutinous soldiers detained Mali's president and prime minister Tuesday after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's ouster.
World Jun 25 Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years.
World Jul 18 Congo to combat Ebola by enforcing mandatory emergency health measures Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared an international health emergency.