President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was on Monday sworn in for a fourth term as leader of Ivory Coast, after elections in which his two main opponents...
Rising jihadist violence, fragile civilian governments, worsening economic pressures and shifting global alliances are emerging as the major drivers behind the renewed wave of coup attempts...
As Nigeria sent fighter jets Benin’s president said the “situation is completely under control” in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of President Alassane...
As city after city fell to a lightning rebel offensive in Syria last December, Iranian forces and diplomats supporting Bashar al-Assad saw the writing on the...
Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup on Sunday, including the alleged ringleaders of the operation, military and security sources...
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned in the strongest possible terms the horrific reported attacks in Kalogi, South Kordofan, Sudan...
Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining...
Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa’s capital Pretoria on Saturday, killing a dozen people including a three‑year‑old child, at a site police said was illegally...
A small French town is to offer expectant mothers 1,000 euros from next year to give birth at the local maternity ward in a bid to...