Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plot
Nigerian authorities have charged six military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
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Trump is the ‘elephant in the room’ as the African Union holds new summit
Trump’s policies on tariffs, foreign aid and immigration have outsized impact as African Union leaders seek ‘balance’.
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A marriage of three: Will Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso bloc reshape the Sahel?
Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.
Turkiye’s Erdogan calls Israel’s Somaliland recognition ‘unacceptable’
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Israel of violating international law and of ‘illegal aggression’.
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What is the new peace initiative that Sudan’s PM presented to the UN?
The RSF has rejected the plan proposed by Sudanese prime minister, which calls on the paramilitary group to withdraw.
Nigeria says it deployed jets, troops to Benin to ‘dislodge coup plotters’
Nigeria’s president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a coup attempt by mutinous soldiers.
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Guinea-Bissau coup: What happened, why it matters, what happens next?
General Horta Inta-A is named the head of a one-year transitional government after President Embalo was detained.
Tanzania election failed to comply with democratic standards: African Union
Bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote’s ‘integrity’.
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Massacre in el-Fasher: What’s happening in Sudan right now?
Rights groups say the RSF paramilitary group committed mass atrocities as it seized the besieged city in North Darfur.
AU suspends Madagascar as military leader to be sworn in as president
Colonel Randrianirina set to assume presidency in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina removed.
Why Ethiopia’s Tigray could be on the brink of another conflict
Fears of instability rise again as the TPLF and the federal government appear to be gearing up for a showdown.
