The authorities in Burkina Faso say four army officers have been detained for questioning a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.
Nigeria’s two largest labour unions have declared an indefinite strike to begin next Tuesday in protest over the way the government is responding to the rising cost of living.
The West African country of Niger is among the world's most deadly for attacks by jihadists. Following a military coup in July, there are fears a decision to order 1,500 French troops in the country to leave may further embolden insurgents.
At least 113 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a fire that ripped through a wedding celebration in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, local officials and emergency services said.
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43, her family has announced.
Mali’s ruling junta on Monday announced a delay to a presidential election scheduled for February that was aimed at returning civilian leaders to power in the jihadist-hit West African nation.
