Africa

ALGIERS — Algeria’s former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was laid to rest at El-Alia cemetery, east of Algiers, on Sunday, amid heavy security presence and official arrangements. The north African country’s longest-serving leader passed away on Friday […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the new mayor of Johannesburg, following his death in a car crash aged 46. Jolidee Matongo had been campaigning with Mr Ramaphosa before the accident. His […]

Mali has the right to seek military support from whoever it wants, the prime minister said, after France and other foreign powers expressed alarm at a report that Bamako was approaching Russian mercenaries for assistance. […]

Guinea’s military junta said on Friday it would not bow to regional pressure and allow President Alpha Conde, detained since his overthrow on Sept. 5, to leave the country. Reuters

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army. -Reuters

West Africa’s main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition – its toughest response yet to a run of military takeovers. -Reuters

One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year. More than 1 000 pupils have been […]

A prominent member of the Rwandan refugee community in Mozambique, who had told police there was a plot to kill him, has been shot dead. RévocatKaremangingo had been a lieutenant in the Rwandan army that […]