Gunmen have killed dozens of civilians and wounded several more in attacks on two villages in western Niger, near the country’s border with Mali, according to a senior official.
Algeria has approved the revision of its constitution. President Abdelmajid Tebboune signed the decree promulgating the revision of the constitution, after returning from Germany to treat covid-19 infection.
Malian authorities on Thursday charged six prominent figures, including a former prime minister, with seeking to mount a coup, a move that came after a military takeover in August, their lawyers said.
Prominent Ivory Coast opposition politician Pascal Affi N'Guessan, who was detained following the country's presidential election, has been released under judicial supervision, his lawyer said Wednesday
