Niger Begins Withdrawal from the ICC
Africa-Press. Niger has officially submitted a request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, following nine months since announcing this step alongside...
Kenya Halts Us-Backed Ebola Center after Protests
Africa-Press. The Kenyan government announced the suspension of the construction of a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine center at the Laikipia Air Base in...
Nigeria: 20 Killed in Plateau State Attack
Africa-Press. The Nigerian police announced that at least 20 people were killed in an armed attack in the Bokkos area of Plateau...
South Sudan Sets New Date for First Election
Africa-Press. The first elections in South Sudan's history, which have been postponed several times, will be held on December 22, according to...
Sahel Alliance Reviews Progress Achieved
Africa-Press. The foreign ministers of the Sahel Alliance countries – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – held a meeting in Bamako to...
Kenyan Health Minister Convicted over Ebola Hub
Africa-Press. Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has been convicted of contempt of court for his management of a controversial quarantine center project...
Burundi President Visits Kinshasa for Talks
Africa-Press. The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has arrived in the Congolese capital Kinshasa for a two-day state visit, where he was...
Ivory Coast PM Discusses Electoral Commission
Africa-Press. After more than six weeks since the dissolution of the independent electoral commission, the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Robert Beugré...
Benin and Niger Move to Reopen Border Relations
Africa-Press. A meeting of Nigerien and Beninese experts tasked with finding solutions to the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries and...
Somalia and Kenya Hold High-Level Security Talks
Africa-Press. The Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Narok, located in the southwest of the...