This comes hours after  Tuesday's endorsements where Ruto announced that President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo and Equatorial Guinea Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue had declared their support for Odinga's bid.

The incident occurred as Kiiza attempted to take a seat designated for lawyers before the delayed court session at the Kampala-based court martial.

Ruto is leveraging the gathering of over 10 African leaders attending Mahama's inauguration to rally additional support for Odinga's continental bid.

Sonko reminded Macron that if African soldiers—often forcibly mobilised, mistreated, and ultimately betrayed—had not fought during World War II to defend France, the country might still be under German control today.

Mauritius recently withdrew its bid for the AUC top seat in favour of Odinga's candidacy.

During his visit, Ruto is also expected to lobby for Raila Odinga's candidacy to succeed Chad's Moussa Faki as the next African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson.

A strong supporter of Palestine, Algeria aims to maintain its hardline stance against Israel on the global stage, advocating for the rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The UNHCR is struggling to feed existing refugees in Malawi due to a funding crisis at the UN's World Food Programme

Currently, France maintains approximately 600 soldiers in Ivory Coast, constituting its largest remaining contingent in West Africa.

Jamshid ascended to the sultanate on July 1, 1963, following the death of his father, Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa.

The vote is being held amid security challenges due to Boko Haram attacks.

Frelimo has ruled Mozambique since the end of the war against Portuguese colonial rule in 1975. Western observers have said this year's election was not free and fair.

Since the presidential election on October 9, Mozambique has been gripped by violent protests that have claimed 248 lives, including 33 deaths during a prison break on Wednesday.

A record 10,457 people - or nearly 30 people a day - died attempting to reach Spain this year from all routes, according to the report.

Niger, which began oil production in 2011 with a modest output of 20,000 barrels per day, views this pipeline as a significant economic asset.

Prior to Tuesday, civil society monitoring group Plataforma Decide said at least 130 people have been killed in clashes with police since the unrest started.

Frelimo has been repeatedly accused by opponents and election observers of rigging votes. It has denied those accusations.

President Ruto has led AU reform efforts since February, succeeding Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who initiated the reforms in 2016. Despite some progress, many reforms have stalled.

The Constitutional Council has the final say over the electoral process and its ruling is likely to spark further protests in Mozambique.

In both incidents, the victims were primarily women and children, who had queued for food handouts for hours.

The cyclone had made landfall in northern Mozambique a week ago and Mozambique's institute for natural disasters on Thursday had given the death toll at 73.

NGO's critical reports on human rights are inconvenient for the junta leaders, making them a thorn in the side of West Africa's military regimes.

Many Libyans have voiced scepticism that their political leaders are negotiating in good faith.

Cyclone Chido, which made landfall in northern Mozambique over the weekend killing at least 34 people, has also dampened growth prospects.

The fraudsters lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments.

The cyclone first hit the small French island of Mayotte before it moved on to hit Mozambique on the eastern coast of southern Africa.

Three countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region have set up their own alliance.

Mahama said the IMF had agreed to send an early mission to conduct a regular review.

In some countries, political parties voluntarily adopt rules and regulations to promote gender equality and women’s participation.

Despite the AU’s long-standing goal to “Silence the Guns” by 2020, conflicts continue to persist across the continent.