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August 14, 2025
'Our children are dying': Rare footage shows plight of civilians in besieged Sudan city
August 12, 2025
Dozens killed in attack on Sudan camp for people who had fled war
BAMAKO — Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topBple the country's military leaders, sources say.The wave of arrests, which reportedly went on overnight and are expected to continue, reflect increased tensions within the military government, with reports that an insurgency in the north is gaining ground. The authorities have not commented on the arrests.Initial reports indicated that Gen Abass Dembele, the former governor of the Mopti region and Gen Nema Sagara, one of the few women at the highest levels of the Malian army, were among those detained.However, a source close to Gen Dembele told the BBC that neither of them had been arrested.The source, who confirmed the ongoing arrests, told a BBC reporter in Bamako that he had just left Gen...
August 11, 2025
Dozens of Malian soldiers arrested over alleged coup plot
ACCRA — Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says.Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were killed in the crash, which Chief of Staff Julius Debrah described as a "national tragedy".Earlier, the Ghana Armed Forces said the Z9 helicopter, which was carrying three crew and five passengers, had gone "off the radar".It had taken off from the capital, Accra, at 09:12 local time (and GMT) and was heading to the town of Obuasi for an event to tackle illegal mining.Images purportedly showing the charred remains of the helicopter are circulating on social...
August 07, 2025
Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
August 06, 2025
'All sides' to blame in Prince Harry charity row, watchdog finds
August 06, 2025
US demands $15,000 deposit for visa applicants from two African countries
July 31, 2025
At least 22 killed in protests against fuel price hikes in Angola
July 29, 2025
Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid
July 24, 2025
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family's grip on power
July 16, 2025
Prince Harry travels to Angola to back landmine clearance, nearly three decades after Diana’s visit
