KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, placing one of the country’s most respected battlefield commanders…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government, placing him…
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana is preparing to welcome African leaders, health ministers, policymakers, development partners, and members of the international media this week as the country hosts the African Union…
BAMAKO, Mali — The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Monday visited the headquarters of the African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has reaffirmed the African Union’s commitment to supporting Madagascar’s political transition following a meeting with the…
BIRMINGHAM, England — A police officer was struck over the head with his own baton during a violent confrontation with a suspect in Birmingham, according to footage that has circulated…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has accused South African authorities of bearing potential criminal liability in the deaths of its citizens during recent anti-foreigner violence, warning that it is prepared to…
BAMAKO, Mali — Insurgents launched coordinated attacks across five locations in Mali early Saturday, targeting military positions in the north, central, and southern parts of the country in the latest…
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered outside the National Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers debated a series of constitutional reforms that have sparked fierce…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Anti-migrant demonstrations intensified across Johannesburg on Monday as an unofficial June 30 deadline issued by activist groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa expired,…