Exclusive: Congo to receive first group of deportees from US this week, sources say Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive more than 30 deportees from the United States ​this week, four sources told Reuters, the latest example of Washington using agreements with African gover...

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive more than 30 third-country deportees from the United States ​this week, four sources told Reuters.

They come from countries including Colombia, Peru, Chile, Guatemala, etc: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say The talks with Congo are coinciding with ​an effort by the Trump administration to implement a peace deal between Congo and ​Rwanda and an agreement ensuring U.S. access to Congolese critical minerals...

Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with the Trump administration about receiving deportees from other countries, ​two government sources in Kinshasa told Reuters, in what would be ‌the latest of several such agreements reached in Africa. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of incidents documented in a report published on ...

Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a report out today by Human Rights Watch.

A similar pattern is playing out in Mali, ACLED data shows: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

UN adopts Ghana's slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic slavery as ​the "gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations has been adopted despite resis...

A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic slavery as ​the "gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations has been adopted despite resistance from Europe and ‌the United States. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Ghana's president, in New York, says US 'normalising' erasure of Black history Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, speaking in ​New York on Tuesday, criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as normalising ‌the erasure of Black history, warning such policies co...

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, speaking in ​New York on Tuesday, criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as normalising ‌the erasure of Black history, warning such policies could have ripple effects elsewhere. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Senegal tapped €650mn of undisclosed borrowing in bid to avoid default West African nation agreed total return swaps with AFC and FAB months after separate hidden debt scandal came to light

Senegal covertly borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from international institutions that it has not publicly disclosed, according to documents seen by the FT.

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Morocco declared African champions after Senegal stripped of title Senegal were ruled to have forfeited the game on January 18 because they walked off the pitch in protest at a potentially decisive penalty awarded against them.

"We will ​not back down. Senegalese people should have no doubt. The truth is on Senegal's side, the law is on Senegal's side." www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

U.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access

The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

Sports Fans, Doctors, Musicians: Africans Lament U.S. Travel Ban

Among those affected by the US travel ban: a Senegalese superfan of Steph Curry who fears he may never get to see him play in person, and who is also "very worried about how Senegal’s soccer team will perform in the World Cup, w/almost nobody there to support them." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/w...

Exclusive: US 'pro-family' group worked with Senegal activists pushing anti-LGBT law Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a U.S.-based "pro-family" group that ​calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists i...

EXCLUSIVE: Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a US-based "pro-family" group that ​calls homosexuality a public health threat.

MassResistance is also working with anti-LGBT activists in Ghana.
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Nigerian airstrikes helped foil coup bid, Benin says Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize President Patrice Talon, according to an account provided by Benin's government on...

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize President Talon, Benin's government said Monday.

They got close enough for Talon to witness violent clashes firsthand.
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- At Benin's request, Nigeria sent fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters from the state television network and a military camp, a statement from President Tinubu's office said.

- Nigeria has also sent ground troops.

- Benin last had a successful coup more than half a century ago

- Insecurity in north likely a motivating factor for coup plotters. Benin has been hit harder than others on West Africa's coast by jihadist insurgencies gaining ground in the central Sahel

Benin president says coup bid thwarted, vows retribution Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers and vowed to punish them.

Our latest on the Benin coup attempt:

- President Talon goes on state TV, says "last pockets of resistance" cleared and vows to punish perpetrators

- ECOWAS to deploy elements of standby force, including troops from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana www.reuters.com/world/africa...

General sworn in as new Guinea-Bissau leader, ousted president arrives in Senegal Guinea-Bissau’s military installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian leadership in a swift power grab made before the results ...

Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo has been flown to Senegal.

Major-General Horta Inta-a is the new leader in the region.

He's promised a one-year transition, let's see: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv's foreign minister said on Friday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Is al Qaeda on the brink of taking over Mali? Seems unlikely.

Does the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade pose a major threat to Mali's military government? Absolutely.

Our latest on what's happening in Bamako:

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Ivory Coast votes in an election today that President Ouattara has strongly hinted will be his last.

"It's not easy to work at the same pace at our age," he said Wednesday.

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To get a sense of the frustration many voters have with Paul Biya, Cameroon's 92 y/o president, start with this striking photo essay by Zohra Bensemra and accompanying article by Amindeh Blaise Atabong on the underemployed "benskin" (motorbike taxi) drivers of Douala. www.reuters.com/investigates...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary – from Cameroon government mouthpiece to Biya challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Cameroon President Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to his former boss, claiming to have defeated him in the October 12 presidential election.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to Cameroon's 92-year-old president.

On Monday night he claimed to have won the October 12 election.

Read @batefelix.bsky.social's profile here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Cameroon holds presidential election, Biya seeks to extend four-decade iron grip Cameroonians were set to vote on Sunday in a presidential election where incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler at 92, is widely expected to maintain his 43-year grip on power despite an energized opposition pushing for change.

In a sign of tensions around the election, security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Tchiroma's supporters, who tried to gather around his residence in Garoua.

Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.

Our story from northern Cameroon -- a malaria hotspot and longtime beneficiary of US aid that has now, with Trump's cuts, been stripped of funding for community health workers and drugs.

"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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Exclusive: Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick's 'Mercurial Mark' Bristow, sources say Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick Mining's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership, according to four people familiar with the development.

Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership.

Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Internal meeting notes seen by Reuters highlight long-standing disagreements that have complicated efforts to make peace.

The two sides fought over Rwanda's relationship to M23, the size of the FDLR and who is responsible for neutralizing it.

Mediators had to intervene repeatedly.

Exclusive: Congo, Rwanda eye October start to security measures under Trump-backed peace deal, sources say Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to start implementing security measures under a U.S.-mediated deal next month, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be a key step toward carrying out the peace agreement amid concerns over lack of progress.

Congo and Rwanda have agreed to start implementing security measures from the US-mediated peace deal in October.

Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.

Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total).

The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...

Congo's army and M23 are dispatching hundreds of men to frontline towns and blaming each other for flouting agreements in an escalation that risks reigniting a conflict Trump claims to have ended.

Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

This week in democratic transitions:

Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/

Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route, officials said.

Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route.

One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

- One deportee, a bisexual man, has been sent back to Gambia and is in hiding
- Four others have been held in an open-air detention facility in Ghana
- Opposition MPs say the deal "risks our country being perceived as aligning itself with the US govt's current immigration enforcement regime"