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Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Sankara's murder
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A Burkina Faso court charged former President Blaise Compaore in absentia on Tuesday in connection with the 1987 murder of then-President Thomas Sankara, one of the most infamous killings in Africa's post-independence history.
ICC upholds acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An appeals panel at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld the 2019 acquittal of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany at 56
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, two days after his 56th birthday, the government said on Wednesday.
'Freedom lies in being bold': Women around the world voice their hopes for 2021
(Reuters) - Monday marks 110 years since a designated annual International Women's Day was first commemorated.
COVAX vaccine programme to deliver 237 million doses to 142 nations by end-May
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing programme said on Tuesday it will deliver 237 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot to 142 countries by the end of May as it steps up the global roll-out of its vaccine supplies.
Mass 'real world' study confirms Pfizer vaccine's efficacy
Washington (AFP): The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine proved 94 percent effective in a huge real world study published Wednesday that involved 1.2 million people in Israel, confirming the power of mass immunization campaigns to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, as Guinea on Tuesday reported new cases and Democratic Republic of Congo said its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak.
Artist Saype spray paints iconic 'Beyond Walls' frescoes in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - On a sandy patch with tufts of grass in Cape Town's impoverished Philippi shantytown, French artist Saype checks a laminated image before adding details to a huge fresco spray-painted on the ground, part of a global project he hopes will foster unity in an increasingly polarised world.
Three U.N. peacekeepers killed, six wounded in Mali attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six wounded in central Mali on Wednesday after a convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire, the U.N. said in a statement.
Niger votes in search of first democratic transition
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Voting began in Niger on Sunday in an election that is expected to lead to the West African nation's first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents.
