ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — African leaders meeting in Ethiopia have condemned recent coups in the region. An African Union official says the organization has suspended four

VATOMANDRY, MADAGASCAR — Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds, the island’s

CONAKRY, GUINEA — Guinea’s transitional assembly, which is tasked with organizing a return to civilian rule after the military overthrow last year of resident Alpha Conde,

ACCRA— The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to send a stabilization force to help stabilize the security situation in Guinea-Bissau after

The chairman of the West African bloc ECOWAS said a surge of coups since a military government took power in Mali in 2020 must be