Anti-riot police were deployed in large numbers in Kenya's capital, firing tear gas at several dozen protesters gathered in Nairobi's city center.

For weeks, Kenyans have been rallying across the country against an unpopular bill that aims to significantly increase taxes on essential goods and services while ignoring the rampant spending of corrupt politicians.

US troops have completed a withdrawal from their base in Niger's capital of Niamey.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders' forming a confederation undermines West Africa's ECOWAS summit.

The US says it will completely pull out its remaining troops and equipment from its base in Niger on Sunday.

A migrants' boat capsizes off the coast of Mauritania, leaving at least 89 migrants dead.

Karamba Diaby, 62, said he would not be seeking re-election in the 2025 federal elections.

Niger has canceled the operational permit of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the largest uranium mines globally.

South Africa’s ANC loses its 30-year parliamentary majority in general elections, prompting it to seek partners in the new government.

The African National Congress (ANC), which led South Africa out of apartheid under Nelson Mandela, faces the possibility of losing its parliamentary majority for the first time.