Africa

Sudan’s military detained the prime minister and other civilian leaders on Monday and declared a state of emergency in a coup that endangered the country’s fragile transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaking at a news conference on Monday afternoon, said the military had taken…

Military forces detained a number of senior Sudanese government figures on Monday, the country’s information ministry said, as the country’s main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. The ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces closed…

A fatal blast that killed one person and injured three others at a popular roadside eatery in the outskirts of the Ugandan capital Kampala was an act of terror, police said on Sunday. Police spokesman Fred Enanga told reporters that the attackers arrived at the pork restaurant in northern Kampala…

The French military Thursday announced the killing of Nasser Al Tergui, a leading member of the Katiba Serma terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda, last week in Mali. In a statement, the French military said he was killed in an airstrike carried out by Barkhane military forces on Oct. 15. There…

The Eswatini government has directed the country’s main telecoms operator, MTN, to shut down social media giant Facebook, reports say. The move is in a bid to curb pro-democracy protests that have been going on for months amid calls for political reforms. Privately-owned pro-opposition Swaziland News website reported on the…

Morocco is banning flights to and from the UK because of rising coronavirus case rates. Airlines cancelled several flights between the countries on Wednesday before the suspension comes into effect at 11.59pm. Latest figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show the north African country’s weekly rate…

King Mswati III has ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of schools in Eswatini. This follows a protest by students and learners boycotting lessons and calling for free schooling, as well as an end to the King’s rule. “The past week has been marred by a spate of riots and…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday that his government will soon defeat the bandits operating in the country. Buhari was reacting to the killing of at least 43 people at a marketplace in the Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state by bandits. In a statement issued by his media…

Vaccinating against Ebola started on Saturday in Beni, after new cases and the risk of a new outbreak were registered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month. At least two people died due to the virus in October, only five months since the country declared an end to…

Opponents of Sudan’s transition to democracy took to the streets of Khartoum on Saturday to call on the army to take control of the country. Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum on Saturday to demand the “restoration of the revolution” and better-living conditions. Waving…