A Guinean army unit seized control of the country Sunday and announced it had deposed President Alpha Conde. The soldiers expressed frustration over widespread poverty and corruption in Guinea.After Conde’s first win in 2010, citizens hoped he would br…
A fresh political rift between Somalia’s president and prime minister appears to be opening a power struggle between the two top leaders of the country, which is struggling to hold elections and prevent frequent terrorist attacks. On Monday, Somalia P…
The military leaders who seized power and dissolved Guinea’s National Assembly said Monday they would set up a transitional government. The details of the promised transition were not immediately clear, but they followed widespread condemnation of the …
Opposition and rights activists in Tanzania have condemned the arrest of several members of the country’s main opposition Chadema party, who were to hold a forum to discuss constitutional reforms. The action happened while Chadema leader Freeman Mbowe…
At sunset, a buffalo calf’s distressed grunts reverberate through the bush.But it’s a trick. The grunts are blaring from a loudspeaker, designed to lure lions to a tree and let a South African wildlife reserve carry out a census of its apex predator.As…
Army officers on Sunday staged a coup in Guinea. Here are some key dates in the history of the troubled west African country since independence from France in 1958.1958: IndependenceOn October 2, 1958, Ahmed Sekou Toure declares independence, a few day…
Members of the Guinea military staged an apparent coup Sunday, declaring on national television that they had arrested President Alpha Conde, dissolved the country’s constitution, and sealed off land and air borders.The junta later announced a nationwi…
NIAMEY, A cholera epidemic has killed 104 people in Niger among 2,874 patients reported in six regions of the country, including the capital Niamey, the Ministry of Health announced Friday.On Aug 19, the ministry had reported 845 cases and 35 deaths in…