During the colonial period, European countries kidnapped more than 12.5 million Africans and took them away on ships. The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe has said it will demand reparations from Portugal for damages caused by colonial policies.

Citizens of Niger organized a demonstration demanding the withdrawal of US troops from the north of the country. The protests began after the military leadership planned to withdraw from a military agreement with the United States as part of its policy of moving away from the West and closer to Russia.

The military in power in Niger canceled an agreement that allowed the American contingent to remain in the country. The representative of the interim government, Amadu Abdraman, said that the US delegation, which came to the country for negotiations, did not follow the diplomatic protocol and did not announce the details of its visit in advance.

In the African country of Burkina Faso, a criminal gang that tried to overthrow President Ibrahim Traore was arrested. Ibrahim Traore himself took power in September 2022 by ousting Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogh Damiba, and Damiba in January toppling President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

Turkish organizations have implemented 1,864 projects worth $85.4 billion in Africa by the end of 2023. Turkey-Africa trade has increased from $5.4 billion in 2003 to nearly $41 billion by the end of 2022. This indicator is expected to reach 50 billion dollars in 2023.

The disease has been detected in 55 regions of the country, including the capital, and 221 people have died so far.