Barrow appealed for calm after blackout protests erupted acros Banjul, with police using tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

Niger’s mutiny highlighted the gap between the Sahel alliance’s military ambitions and its ability to respond to crises

A new study says Mali’s warring sides are turning to AI to spread propaganda, create synthetic personas and shape public opinion

Gambians protested prolonged blackouts as police used tear gas and pressure mounted on President Adama Barrow

A failed mutiny in Niger is exposing deeper tensions inside Sahel armies as militant groups expand and frontline soldiers grow increasingly frustrated

Tigray officials say a new drone strike south of Mekelle caused casualties, amid growing fears of renewed fighting with Ethiopia’s federal forces

The UN denounced a violent breach of one of its Tripoli offices as tensions over migrants and refugees continue to rise in Libya

WHO says Congo urgently needs 5,000 more health workers and additional treatment centres as Ebola continues to spread

Fears of a major theft are growing at Cameroon’s Special Criminal Court after a break-in and the unexplained absence of its chief registrar

Six unidentified men were found bound and blindfolded in a mass grave in southwestern Guinea, prompting calls for an independent probe

Burundians queue for travel papers in Nairobi amid fears over Ruto’s crackdown on foreign traders

Tiani faces growing military divisions as Niger’s failed mutiny exposes anger over security failures

A wedding venue fire killed at least 22 in Kinshasa, prompting nationwide safety inspections

Mali’s army reports airstrikes on armed groups in two central regions, without disclosing casualties

Plateau State orders indefinite school closures as diphtheria outbreak leaves 23 dead

Tunisian authorities detain two men wanted in terrorism cases in the Greater Tunis area

France rejects Niger’s claim that Paris helped orchestrate a foiled soldiers’ mutiny in Niamey

Niger alleges French involvement in a soldiers’ mutiny that targeted key sites in Niamey

UN backs a new map push to show Africa’s true size, with the US casting the only opposing vote

Mohamed Yousfi was detained before a radio appearance amid growing concern over Tunisia’s press freedom

Nigeria and the US move toward an intelligence-led security partnership as American troops withdraw

Families await news of hundreds abducted in Niger state as pressure mounts on the government

The airline will restart its Moscow route three days after suspending the service following a risk review

President Yoweri Museveni received the late Tooro monarch’s body at Entebbe airport