Senegal's National Assembly on Tuesday voted to reinstate ousted PM Ousmane Sonko as a member and appoint him speaker, just days after he was sacked by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in an escalating power struggle between the two former allies.

Shaken by attacks from jihadists and pro-independence militants on April 25, the military regime has never appeared so fragile. The capital is now under blockade.

Coming to power having promised to rebuild the relationship between France and its former colonies, Emmanuel Macron had to face a series of crises, particularly in the Sahel region. In the English-speaking part of the continent, Paris struggled to find its place.

Russian Africa Corps mercenaries have suffered several setbacks since jihadists launched an offensive on April 25, including the death of pro-Russian defense minister Sadio Camara and the loss of the town of Kidal.

The offensive by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group JNIM threatens Mali's capital, which is under blockade. In an interview with Le Monde, analyst Jean-Hervé Jezequel examines the jihadists' objectives.

Some of Morocco's traditional networks of influence in France have been put on hold in recent years. How they might be restructured remains uncertain, while new voices have struggled to replace high-profile figures.

Intense rains on Friday unleashed widespread flooding, with capital Nairobi most impacted

John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance, announces he will not seek reelection as party leader

The African country has requested “unique capabilities” from Washington to address its security challenges, AFRICOM chief General Dagvin Anderson has said

An investigation has found that some of the suspects arrested last October attempted to overthrow the government, the authorities have said

Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets

President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

The president said numerous strikes were conducted against alleged Islamic State terrorists whom he accused of targeting Christians in northwest Nigeria.

M23 fighters have warned foreign troops backing the DR Congo army in a decades-old conflict to leave immediately

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has reportedly been arrested

France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its military footprint.

Accepting the Washington-based lender’s plan would be a “disgrace” for Dakar, the African state’s prime minister has said

It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the Sudanese military would also accept the truce to halt 18 months of conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.

Russia, China, Pakistan, and Algeria have criticized the US-drafted measure as unbalanced and inconsistent with UN decolonization principles