A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return
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Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS
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Nigeria claims it has degraded Islamic extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
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Land routes across Africa are twice as deadly for migrants as Mediterranean voyages, UN estimates
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News24 | As DRC turns 64, M23 rebels and Rwanda have President Felix Tshisekedi talking about war
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. (Ludovic Marin/AFP) The DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi vowed to deal with insecurity, particularly in the eastern part of the country, as it turned 64.…
News24 | UPDATE | 2 reported killed, smaller crowds as Kenya police face protesters after tax climbdown
Soldiers of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) monitor at a stadium in Nairobi ahead of a planned demonstration on 27 June 2024. (LUIS TATO / AFP) At least two people…
News24 | Namibia to build new desalination plant amid worst drought in 100 years
(Reed Kaestner/Getty Images) Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of agriculture said…
News24 | Kenyan President William Ruto says finance bill to be withdrawn after anti-tax protest deaths
Kenyan President William Ruto. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP) Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people…
News24 | Somalia to expel Ethiopian troops unless Somaliland port deal scrapped, official says
A protest against Ethiopia signing a memorandum of understanding for maritime access with Somaliland, in Mogadishu in January 2023. (Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images) Somalia will kick out Ethiopian…