Category: Africa

A stampede at a religious event in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s southwest Oyo state, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, Governor Seyi Makinde said

Source: BBC West Africa’s regional organization, ECOWAS, has set an exit timeline for three nations affected by coups, following nearly a year of mediation efforts

Source: BBC  Three West African states ruled by military leaders have announced visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens in the 15-member regional bloc Ecowas, ahead

Source: BBC  Votes are being counted in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago.

Source: BBC  Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago.

Source: BBC  Mali’s military leader has sacked the Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, and his government.  It follows rare criticism by Maïga of the junta’s

Source: BBC The Senegalese government has claimed victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections with most of the votes already counted. It said the ruling party, Pastef,

Source: BBC  Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African

Source: africanews Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his