French President Emmanuel Macron pledged 34 million euros of aid to Congo’s conflict-hit east on Saturday and said any party seeking to derail peace efforts there should face sanctions.

Brussels said Saturday it was setting up a “humanitarian air bridge” to deliver aid to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the visiting French president said all sides had given support to a ceasefire next week.

Some 300 West African migrants were set to leave Tunisia on repatriation flights Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade last month.

Six states in Nigeria on Friday asked the Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election, the latest twist in several challenges facing the ruling party’s victory in the vote.

French President Emmanuel Macron has inked an economic deal with Angola, the second country on his four-nation tour of central Africa aimed at renewing frayed ties with the continent and developing different kinds of partnerships.

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and two non-profits would contribute 100 million euros to an “action plan” for preserving the world’s tropical forests.

Traversing three capital cities in hours, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pursued his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties.

Opposition candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have called for Nigeria’s presidential election result to be overturned after official results awarded victory to the ruling party’s champion, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday.

Nigeria’s opposition renewed calls for the election result to be overturned on Thursday, a day after the country announced its new president-elect.