Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is the current leader of Burkina Faso after staging a coup against former president Roch Kaboré in January. Trained by the US and France in warfare, he had... Read more

A coup attempt appears to be underway in Burkina Faso. Gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace and access to major buildings, including the national assembly, the national broa... Read more

Guinea’s former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara is going on trial over one of the country’s worst massacres. Capt Camara returned from 12 years in exile to “clear his na... Read more

Kenya’s President William Ruto on Tuesday appointed his cabinet ministers and advisers who include 10 women and elected politicians. The president had promised 50% appointments to wome... Read more

Lawyers for Guinea’s former president, Moussa Dadis Camara, say he has been sent to jail ahead of his trial for his alleged role in a stadium massacre 13 years ago. His co-accused will... Read more

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 2... Read more

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who was facing charges of witness interference at the International Criminal Court (ICC), has died, his family and the police have confirmed to local media. The p... Read more

Fatima Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, has said her husband holds a PhD degree in staging coups therefore nobody can overthrow him. She was referring to the viol... Read more

The Kenyan president, William Ruto, has told the BBC he’s open to buying fuel from Russia. Several countries have refused to engage with Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine but Mr Rut... Read more

Anti-government demonstrations have taken place in several suburbs of the Tunisian capital, Tunis. Marchers criticised the administration of President Kais Saied for failing to tackle inflat... Read more

A Magistrates’ Court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has remanded in custody a Chinese businessman who is accused of killing his Nigerian girlfriend. The suspect, Geng Quanrong, allege... Read more

The Gabonese opposition leader, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, has been placed under house arrest five days after he was detained at the Congolese border with suitcases packed with about $2 million (£1.8... Read more

Tanzania has scrapped unpopular banking and mobile money transaction fees imposed last year amid public outcry. Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba told lawmakers the charges were abolished fol... Read more

The death penalty has been abolished in Equatorial Guinea, according to a new criminal code signed by President Teodoro Obiang, state media has reported. The last execution in the country to... Read more