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Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military…
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days…
Senegal’s governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's governing party is poised to win a parliamentary majority as main opposition…
Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say…
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — After years of serving as Mali's minister of the environment, Aida M'bo now spends her time…
17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that…
Why Mozambique’s election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Thousands protested in Mozambique's capital on Thursday and security forces…
Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities released Tuesday 29 children who have been detained for over two months…
Kenya’s new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was…
Burkina Faso put civilians at ‘unnecessary risk’ during militant…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack…
Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels was sentenced by a court in Uganda on Friday to 40 years in…
