Africa

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Africa

Johannesburg apartment fire kills 73; building reported occupied by homeless

73 bodies have been recovered and 43 people injured in a fire in Johannesburg

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
China

China's Xi pledges to support Africa's industrialisation at BRICS

Coups in West Africa, such as in Niger, have been 'populist' according to analysts. Photo: DW
Thoughts

Why ex-French colonies in Africa seem beset by coups

Ghana's defense minister, Dominic Nitiwul, poses for a group photo with the Chiefs of Defense staff of ECOWAS as they meet on the deployment of its standby force in the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana. August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
Africa

West African bloc says 'we are going into Niger' if all else fails

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger on 28 July 2023. File Photo: Reuters
Africa

West African leaders aim to agree next steps on defiant Niger junta

Nigerien security forces prepare to disperse pro-junta demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy, in Niamey, the capital city of Niger July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Ag Anara
Africa

Niger junta says it will not back down despite 'inhumane' sanctions

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Balima Boureima
Africa

West African leaders meet over Niger coup, junta warns against intervention

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera meet on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2023. Mikhail Metzel/TASS Host Photo Agency via REUTERS
Africa

African leaders tell Putin: 'We have a right to call for peace'

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the headquarters of the Southern Military District amid the group's pullout from the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Africa

Wagner ready to increase Africa presence, Prigozhin tells local media

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Africa

RSF leader Hemedti calls for replacement of Sudan's army leadership

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a trilateral meeting with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Sochi, Russia October 31, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Europe

Russia wants allies, so it is hosting an Africa summit. Food security and Wagner are key questions

A Somali trader winnows wheat imported from Ukraine at the Bakara open air market in Mogadishu, Somalia July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Global Economy

End of Black Sea grains deal promises pain for Africa's neediest

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Panorama

Wagner Group in Africa: What's its future after the mutiny?