Soldiers in Benin have sealed off the roads around the house of former President Thomas Boni Yayi, AFP news agency reports.The area close to his home, Cadjehoun, has attracted protesters angry with the way Sunday's legislative elections were conducted.Opposition...
Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side able to secure gains on the frontlines as an offensive by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar entered its fifth week. Haftar’s Libyan National Army...
Security forces in Benin’s capital Cotonou on Thursday fired weapons to disperse crowds protesting against the exclusion of opposition parties from last Sunday’s parliamentary election.Hundreds of people have been protesting since Wednesday, burning tires and calling for President Patrice...
Officials in Ethiopia say women and children are amongst the victims of what are being described as "massacres" in the west of the country. The violence in Benishangul Gumuz region was reportedly carried out by organised militias from the neighbouring...
A Dutch court said on Wednesday it has jurisdiction to hear a damages suit brought against Royal Dutch Shell by four widows of activists executed by the Nigerian government in 1995.In a preliminary decision, judges at the Hague District...
Gambia’s government said on Tuesday it had signed a contract with BP to explore oil and gas off its coast. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Fafa Sanyang said BP would first carry out an environmental impact assessment at the A1...
Sudan’s main protest group said on Tuesday the military does not seem serious about transferring power to civilians after ousting President Omar al-Bashir, as both sides appeared to harden their positions.Protesters and activists have been negotiating with the Transitional...
Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) party has elected businessman Mohamed Djemai as its new leader, state television said on Tuesday, a month after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit in the face of mass protests.Bouteflika’s exit has not quieted protesters,...
