Sans surprise, le Niger, le Mali et le Burkina Faso ont annoncé lundi leur retrait de la Cour pénale internationale. Ces pays, gouvernés par des militaires, qualifient l'instance "d'instrument de répression néo-coloniale". Les trois États annoncent une décision à effet immédiat, mais dans les faits le retrait n'est effectif qu'un an après le dépôt du dossier devant l'ONU.

Le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger ont annoncé lundi soir leur retrait "avec effet immédiat" de la Cour pénale internationale, dénonçant un "instrument de répression néocoloniale". Les trois pays sahéliens, dirigés par des juntes militaires, revendiquent une politique souverainiste et veulent créer une Cour pénale sahélienne.

The fallout of the war in Sudan has led to one of the world?s worst humanitarian crises, but aid to its victims is vanishing. Pregnant women?s lives are in the balance. ......

Health amp; Wellbeing | 49 minutes ago When Dr. Oluwatobi Oladeji began his medical career in Nigeria, he quickly discovered a harsh reality: far too many lives were lost, not because of incurable diseases, but because of barriers to care. Families traveled hours, sometimes days for medical attention, and many patients never made it to a hospital. ?It was painful to watch preventable deaths happen simply because access to care was out of reach,? Dr. Oladeji recalls. Those experiences, he says, shaped his life-long mission: tackling health disparities at both community and global levels. Building Solutions in Nigeria After completing his medical training at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),...

Download logo H.E. Paulette ADJOVI YEKPE, Ambassador of Benin to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, paid a farewell visit to H.E. Omar Alieu Touray on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the end of...

Business | 1 minute ago Tony Elumelu: Citizen of Humanity The entire thing began with smoke rising over Lagos, the kind that clings to the mind even after the fog has settled. Inside Afriland Towers, six employees of United Capital lost their lives in a fire that startled the city and scarred one of Nigeria?s most prominent business families. For Tony Elumelu, their chairman, the news struck mid-journey. He was en route to New York, meant to stand at the United Nations General Assembly and speak of Africa?s promise. Instead, grief turned him around. ?I am shattered,? he...

Nigeria | 1 minute ago Where there is fanfare, there can be fury. So it wasn?t really surprising when the Lagos Assembly, led by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, raised its gavel against a quiet technocrat: Bode Agoro, the Head of Service celebrated only weeks earlier for reformist zeal and birthday tributes drenched in...

Download logo El Fasher has been under a tightening siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than 500 days, with attacks against civilians intensifying in recent weeks. The majority of residents in the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp have reportedly fled following relentless shelling and raids. ldquo;The fighting must stop now,rdquo; Secretary-General Antoacute;nio Guterres said in a statement issued by his spokesperson....

At least 48 people were killed and more than 152 were injured in clashes between South Sudanrsquo;s army and opposition forces in a northeastern border town, local media reported on Sunday, citing the state governor. The clashes began on Saturday when forces from the Sudan People's...

A senior government official and his wife were killed in western Sudanrsquo;s North Darfur State, while thousands fled the regional capital El-Fasher amid escalating violence, officials and a UN agency said Sunday. The North Darfur government confirmed that...

The Somali army, working with international partners, has carried out a planned operation, killing at least four...

Nigeria | 15 seconds ago Alex Enumah in Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Monday, September 29 swear in 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), as part of programmes lined up in...

This week, in Africa crypto news, Circle, the issuer of USDC, is backing a fund and has seeded $20M to accelerate the growth of blockchain startups on the continent. Circle is a big player in crypto and a public company. CIRCL stock has been under increasing pressure as the stablecoin scene heats up. (Source: CIRCL, TradingView) Meanwhile, in South Africa, the government is adopting new laws to enable smooth crypto taxation. The government seeks to comply with CARF standards, touching on international crypto tax disclosure. South Africa is crypto-receptive and has been warming up to crypto with supportive regulations that foster growth. In Nigeria, Fintech and crypto startup Kredete has...

Bras de fer diplomatique inédit entre le Mali et l'Algérie : Bamako a officiellement saisi la Cour internationale de Justice contre Alger, accusée d?avoir abattu l?un de ses drones. Une requête qualifiée de "grossière" par l'Algérie qui rejette ces accusations.

Le ton continue de monter entre la France et le Mali. Après l?arrestation dans la capitale malienne le mois dernier d?un diplomate français accusé d'espionnage et de tentative de déstabilisation, Paris répond à Bamako en expulsant deux diplomates maliens du territoire français.

Le ton continue de monter entre la France et le Mali : Paris a suspendu sa coopération antiterroriste avec le Mali et sommé deux diplomates maliens de quitter son territoire, en réponse à l'arrestation en août à Bamako d'un agent diplomatique français, accusé de tentative de déstabilisation.

The group has fired back at the Canadian government, calling their comments "deeply malicious" and threatening legal action.

Tunis, Sept. 19, 2025 -- President Kais Saied...

At least 43 people were killed on Friday when Sudanrsquo;s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out an airstrike on a mosque in El-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur, the Sudan Doctorsrsquo; Network said. In a...

A Sudanese paramilitary group reportedly...

Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers....

First responders say 75 worshippers dead as paramilitaries push to capture last foothold of Sudanese army in Darfur...

Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers. ......

Videos posted on social media by the NGO...

Luca Zidane, the son of France...

The Sudanese army on Friday accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of carrying out a drone strike on a mosque in El-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, killing more than 75 worshippers. ldquo;The militia (Rapid Support Forces) committed a horrific crime by striking worshippers at Al-Safiya Mosque...

Deux diplomates maliens ont été sommés de quitter le territoire français en réponse à l'arrestation en août à Bamako d'un agent diplomatique français. La France a par ailleurs décidé de suspendre sa coopération avec le Mali dans la lutte contre le terrorisme.

Les soutiens du général Mamadi Doumbouya se mobilisent à Conakry en cette fin de campagne pour le référendum constitutionnel. En Guinée, les électeurs sont appelés à s'exprimer ce dimanche dans un climat politique tendu. Les détails avec notre correspondant en Guinée, Malick Diakité.

Le ton continue de monter entre la France et le Mali? Paris répond à Bamako après l?arrestation dans la capitale malienne le mois dernier d?un diplomate français accusé tentative de déstabilisation et d?être un espion? parmi les décisions de la France il y a 2 diplomates maliens qui sont désormais indésirables en France...

French foreign ministry said it also ordered two members of Malis embassy in Paris to leave.