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    Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey on May 2, 2022. © Issouf Sanogo, AFP (archives)

    African Union, ECOWAS condemn ‘attempted coup d'État’ in Niger

    The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'État" in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU's foreign policy chief said Brussels was also "very concerned about current events in Niamey". 
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    Senegal's Macky Sall bows to pressure from Sonko's supporters over third term

    Senegal's President Macky Sall appears to have saved his country from plunging into a deeper crisis by declaring that he will step down at the end of his two terms.

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    Senegalese President Macky Sall rules out third term after public backlash

    Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Monday ended months of tense uncertainty by saying he would not seek a third term next year, clearing the way for open elections in the West African nation, long considered a bastion of democracy in a troubled region.

    The announcement by President Macky Sall of Senegal was “a huge relief for Senegal and the African continent,” a rights activist said.Credit...Carmen Abd Ali for The New York Times

    Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcome

    Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcome

    Supporters of President Bio celebrated after his victory

    At least 37 killed in attack on school in Uganda, officials say

    At least 41 people were killed, most of them students, in an attack by a rebel group on a school in Uganda Friday. At least six people were kidnapped. Ugandan authorities believe an extremist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces was responsible. Chris Livesay has more.

    A boy is comforted Saturday at the scene of an attack at the Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe, Uganda. (AFP/Getty Images)

    Senegal protests: More clashes erupt as death toll rises

    Clashes between supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the police have killed at least 15 people. The violence erupted after he was sentenced to two years in prison.

    Image: Leo Correa/AP/picture alliance / Crowds of protesters in face covers set tires and debris on fire, squaring up to police in various districts

    Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to two years for 'corrupting youth'

    A court in Senegal on Wednesday sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and issuing death threats.

    Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko looks on during a meeting in Ziguinchor, Senegal on May 24, 2023. © Muhamadou Bittaye, AFP

    South Africa considering BRICS change of venue – Reuters

    Officials are reportedly discussing the idea of moving the upcoming summit to China due to ICC charges against Vladimir Putin

    South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a BRICS event in Brasilia, Brazil, 2019. © Sergio Lima / AFP

    Uganda passes law to stop human organ harvesting and trade

    The Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill is among six new laws signed by President Museveni

    President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni © Minasse Wondimu Hailu / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

    Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024

    Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.

    File photo: An MP casts her vote for Somalia's autonomous South West State president in Baidoa, Somalia, on December 19, 2018. © Mohamed Abdiwahab, AFP

    Sudan rocked by fighting as ex-PM warns of 'nightmare' risk of civil war

    Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan's capital Sunday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.

    People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, as fighting continues in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals, on April 29, 2023. © AFP

    Sudan: Joe Biden says US has evacuated diplomats and families as UK and others work on exodus

    US forces understood to have taken personnel out of Khartoum as fighting continues between armed groups vying for power

    Smoke rises from buildings in Khartoum after intense shelling and gunfights. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

    In Sudan and beyond, the trend towards global peace has been reversed

    Conflicts are growing longer. Blame complexity, criminality and climate change

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    Sudan’s power struggle an ‘existential’ tussle between two generals, two armies

    Mounting tension between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, each backed by a formidable force, has boiled over into open conflict just 18 months after they conspired to derail the country’s transition to democracy – with civilians caught in the crossfire of a deadly power struggle.

    Sudan's deadly power struggles pits army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left) against the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Force, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. © Ashraf Shazly, AFP

    Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting between army and RSF

    Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.

    MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, Thick black smoke was seen over Khartoum (satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies)

    Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum

    The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership.

    REUTERS | Rivalry between Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (pictured) and Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is at the heart of the problem

    Sudan paramilitaries clash with army in struggle for power

    Fighting comes after negotiations between military and civilian groups break down

    Heavy smoke bellows above buildings in the vicinity of Khartoum’s airport as heavy fighting breaks out in the Sudanese capital © AFP via Getty Images
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