Civil unrest

US, allies 'welcome' Sudan initial pact to end post-coup crisis

French strike fever spreads as Macron's opponents push for confrontation

Iran airs alleged confessions of French couple accused of spying

Chad military leader, opposition groups sign deal to launch peace talks

NGO warns world's 'most neglected' refugee crises are all in Africa

Burkina Faso denies army takeover after military barracks gunfire

'Jabbed, cured or dead', Germany warns as Europe battles Covid surge

South Africa calls up army reserves as looting and unrest continues

The show must go on: the 2020 mini-Cannes Film Festival

Cote d’Ivoire elections: Ouattara wins controversial 3rd term

Nigerian president warns protesters, calls for calm, as Lagos unrest flares

AU condemns deadly Nigeria violence as fresh unrest rocks Lagos

Nigeria imposes 24-hour curfew in Lagos to stem anti-police protests

Prominent Ethiopian opposition figures charged with terrorism offenses

West African presidents expected in Mali to solve political crisis

Mali opposition rejects unity government, maintains call for president to quit

Gunshots and low-voter turnout mar Cameroon elections

Cameroon Anglophone businesses suffer under crackdown ahead of election

China Communist Party has Hong Kong in crosshairs

Focus on Africa: Zimbabwe stock-piling weapons as strike season looms

Burundi capital move designed to dodge dissent: critics

‘Ground is boiling’ in Lebanon as MPs fail to choose president again

France urges Vatican to meet Syrian opposition

France confident of EU troop support in Central African Republic