Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he butted heads with the president for seeking outside help for... Read more
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 290 million dollars (5 billion rand), the head of its Sp... Read more
Soldiers who ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government and hold new elections. The spokesman for the soldiers said they... Read more
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President... Read more
Dylan Stableford, Yahoo!News Former President Barack Obama used his primetime speaking slot at the virtual Democratic National Convention to make the case for Joe Biden as the next... Read more
The African Union on Tuesday condemned the arrest of Mali’s political leaders by mutineering troops and demanded they be freed immediately. “I forcefully condemn the arrest of President Ibra... Read more
Rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a dramatic escalation Tuesday of a months-long crisis. Neighbouring states in West Africa, alon... Read more
Michelle Obama wrapped up the first night of the first ever virtual Democratic National Convention Monday with a scathing speech, in which she slammed the Trump... Read more
UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned Sunday’s deadly attack by al-Shabab militants on a hotel in Somalia. No fewer than 16 people were reportedly killed and several o... Read more
Several former Republican leaders are slated to speak on the first night of this year’s Democratic National Convention, including former U.S. New York Rep. Susan Molinari, who once spok... Read more
