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At least 16 people were rescued when the bank they were on was surrounded by water, authorities in Mozambique said. The administrator of Chemba district, Paulo Quembo, said that two boats were sent on Monday to the site on the Zambezi River in order to avoid a tragedy. He said …

Coup leader in Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has sacked the country’s military chief as well as the head of the intelligence agency. The former army chief, Brig Gen Gilbert Ouedraogo, has been replaced by the coup leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba – who will also serve as the country’s …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has made a decision in favor of those hit by Storm Ana. In fact, he ordered the reconstruction of roads and destroyed houses. At least 30 people are known to have died and many others are still missing, reports say. Residents of the village of Thabwa …

The military government in Mali has given the French ambassador three days to leave the country, as diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorate. The French envoy to Mali, Joël Meyer, is ordered to leave the country following criticism of the junta. “The government of the Republic of Mali informs …

Over the weekend, attacks by gunmen on motorbikes in two communities in Nigeria’s Niger State left dozens dead and kidnapped, local media reported. The raids come two weeks after authorities in Nigeria launched a major military operation to crack down on bandits in the area. Residents of Galadima Kogo and …

One of Sierra Leone’s most senior judges, Nicolas Brown-Marke, is holding a session inside the Makeni prison facility in the north of the country, local media report. His is seeking to “right the wrong” of people spending long years in prison before conviction or acquittal, as well as instances of …

The African Union (AU) has suspended Burkina Faso, a week after the military overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and seized power. The institution said the country would be blocked from all AU activities until the restoration of constitutional order. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has also …

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said a protester has been killed as security forces confronted thousands of people protesting against military rule in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday. The 27-year-old, Mohamed Yousef Ismail, was hit in the chest, medics said. Security forces fired tear gas to try to …

At least nine people have died and several others injured, after a bomb attack in northern Kenya on a public commuter van, locally known as matatu, local media report. The matatu was travelling towards Mandera, a town in the border area, which has been regularly targeted by militant attacks. Witnesses …

France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops, the BBC reports. The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa – before the 23 January coup. The French military …