African NGOs demand probe into six bodies found in Guinea mass grave
The bodies were found bound and blindfolded in the Forecariah administrative prefecture on August 24.

The bodies were found bound and blindfolded in the Forecariah administrative prefecture on August 24.

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French President Emmanuel Macron, in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, called for a ‘fundamental reset’ in Africa.
Officials say measure will ease systemic discrimination, but private school sector fears education quality is at risk.
Nigerian authorities have charged six military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
Announcement from Tigray’s main political party has sparked concern over the potential resumption of a deadly conflict.
Politicians scrapped the presidential age limit last year, allowing Ismail Omar Guelleh to run yet again.
Senegal parade AFCON trophy at Stade de France ahead of friendly against Peru, despite being stripped of the title.

UNSG Antonio Guterres spoke to Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa and said Africa should have a permanent seat on the UNSC.

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairman of African Union Commission, says the “extermination” of the Palestinian people must end.
African heads of state gather in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa for the 39th African Union Summit.

Heads of state are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 2026 African Union Summit, with a water-focused theme centred on clim