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There are growing concerns about the deportation of subsarharn Africans from Tunisia. Since early July, many were deported to the Libyan and Algerian borders, in the desert. There was an international outcry and many were repatriated. But the team at INFO MIGRANTS has uncovered some shocking details about a group …

The Gambian music industry has long been dominated by men but a new young artist has been making waves. Maryama Cham has won plaudits both at home and overseas not only for the sound of her music but also as a champion of causes such as gender equality and climate …

Tunisia and Libya have agreed to split responsibility for hundreds of black african migrants stranded at their shared border after they’d been dumped there by Tunisian authorities. Dozens have died after they’d been driven out into the desert and left to fend for themselves. Their plight was the fallout of …

Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy. The ECOWAS bloc said on Thursday it had directed a “standby force” to restore constitutional order in Niger after its Sunday deadline to reinstate …

The ECOWAS group of West African leaders met in Abuja yesterday to work out what to do in Niger, overnight they’ve declared that a stand by military force is being assembled to restore constituional order. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Philip Turle gives us his analysis.

In the streets of Niamey, residents denounce the ECOWAS’ involvement, saying its intervention is uninvited. FRANCE 24’s Vedika Bahl and Marc Paupe report.

Ecowas is still saying it hopes for a diplomatic solution in Niger. Europe and the US have reiterated calls to find a peaceful path to resolve this. FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris-Trent tells us more about ECOWAS’ standby military force.

In Niger, despite economic sanctions and threats of military intervention over the past 16 days, the coup leaders have shown no sign of releasing the detained president and restoring the democratic government. The Ecowas group of West African leaders met in Abuja yesterday to work out what to do, overnight …

Le secrétaire d’État américain Antony Blinken a plaidé jeudi soir pour une « résolution pacifique de la crise » au Niger, après que les pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest ont ordonné le déploiement d’une « force en attente » pour restaurer l’ordre constitutionnel dans le pays. Suivez la situation heure par heure.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced support for efforts of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Niger without explicitly backing its call for military intervention. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).