Algeria rejects French deportation drive in latest row
Algiers, Algeria - Algeria on Monday opposed a French bid to deport several dozen Algerians, rejecting "threats" and "ultimatums" by Paris as the two countries'...
M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
Kinshasa, DR Congo - The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital...
Gabon’s leader Oligui Nguema, a strategist for power
Libreville, Gabon - Gabon's General Brice Oligui Nguema has sought to carve out an image as a positive, empathetic leader, far from his military strongman...
Gabon junta chief Oligui says will run for president
Libreville, Gabon - Gabon's military leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a 2023 coup to end 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule, announced on...
Christians, unions in uproar as four Nigerian states close schools for Ramadan
Kano, Nigeria - Four predominantly Muslim states in northern Nigeria have ordered the closure of schools for the holy month of Ramadan, drawing the threat...
