Sudan’s military ruler visited army bases near Khartoum on his first trip away from the capital since an internal conflict broke out in April, as the United Nations warned that the war could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...
Much of Kenya awoke Saturday morning to find it was still without electricity after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister. Major hospitals and even the president’s...
Internet access was suspended indefinitely Saturday evening, and a curfew was imposed until Sunday morning after polls closed in Gabon. The moves were taken to “counter the spread of calls for violence … and false information,” Communications Minister Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou...
The U.S. Embassy in Harare joined other election observers Saturday in voicing deep concerns about Zimbabwe’s general election, saying it fell short of the requirements of the country’s constitution and regional guidelines. Meanwhile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government and...
The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued Friday by its defense chief that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic. The document, which was shared widely online...
