Ali Bongo Ondimba: Gabon’s ousted leader freed, allowed to travel, junta says

Ali Bongo Ondimba: Gabon’s ousted leader freed, allowed to travel, junta says

CNN  —  The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he...

US sanctions RSF’s Abdelrahim Dagalo over human rights abuses

US sanctions RSF’s Abdelrahim Dagalo over human rights abuses

CNN  —  The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...

Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Tigray, Amnesty International alleges

Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Tigray, Amnesty International alleges

CNN  —  The Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in Tigray, Ethiopia, immediately before and...

Boko Haram Fast Facts | CNN

Boko Haram Fast Facts | CNN

CNN  —  Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to...

Gabon coup: How France’s neo-colonial empire in its former territories is disintegrating

Gabon coup: How France’s neo-colonial empire in its former territories is disintegrating

CNN  —  When President Leon Mba of Gabon was toppled by the military in 1964, then-French President Charles de Gaulle...

Gabon military coup: What to know about the overthrow of the Bongo dynasty

Gabon military coup: What to know about the overthrow of the Bongo dynasty

CNN  —  A military coup thrust the Central African nation of Gabon into turmoil Wednesday, unseating the president – whose...

French ambassador in Niger stays put, defies junta’s deadline to quit the country

French ambassador in Niger stays put, defies junta’s deadline to quit the country

CNN  —  France’s ambassador to Niger is staying put in the West African country in defiance of an ultimatum by...

Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election

Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election

CNN  —  A group of military officers claiming to represent “defense and security forces” in Gabon announced on Wednesday they...

Niger: African Union suspends country in crackdown over coup

Niger: African Union suspends country in crackdown over coup

CNN  —  The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta...

Darfur: Hundreds of people fleeing El Geneina were killed in a day-long massacre, body collectors and survivors say

Darfur: Hundreds of people fleeing El Geneina were killed in a day-long massacre, body collectors and survivors say

Editor’s Note: This report includes a graphic image and details of violence. CNN  —  Hundreds of families gathered in the...