Africa

The announcement comes a month after the government set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, which it said would be a precursor to a return to constitutional rule.

At least 130 civilian members of the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and pro-government militias in March, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

Suspected insurgents have attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the northeastern state of Borno.

Egypt has retrieved 25 rare artefacts which are said to have been smuggled to the United States.

The African Union has said it would not accept “any interference” in Sudan after paramilitaries fighting the army were accused of receiving weapons from the United Arab Emirates.

France’s foreign minister has vowed an immediate response from Paris after Algeria revealed plans to expel more French officials from Algerian territory.

Fresh insurgent violence has killed “several dozen” soldiers and civilians in simultaneous attacks in a town in northern Burkina Faso.

Criminal gang leader Bello Turji has ordered communities in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto to flee their homes, or face deadly attacks.

For months, Tidjane Thiam’s campaign for the presidency has been mired in tussles over his nationality.

Africa’s current external debt accounts for just over 10% of all external debt by developing countries The continent’s debt is only a “problem” because the financial system has – so far – intractably made it so.