France must leave the African continent, as its interference in political affairs of African nations and exploitation of their economies hampers progress of the region, South Africa's opposition party Economic Freedoms Fighters (EEF) told Sputnik

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will participate in the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain village of Davos on May 26 right after the completion of his working trip to Africa, German cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Friday

About 18 million people, including 7.7 million children aged under five, will face severe food insecurity in the next three months in Africa's Sahel region, the highest figure since 2014, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday