July 19
Uganda: Kabushenga Remembers Gen Moses Ali - The Soldier, Statesman and Complex Legacy
Nile Post
I first heard of Moses Ali in 1978. He was the Minister of Finance, and I was a Primary Five pupil. At that young age, I only knew him as a prominent figure in government. Read more »
July 18
West Africa: Sahel - Forests, Safe Havens to Terrorists? [analysis]
Centre 4s
Increasingly, countries in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea are taking special measures to protect forests from terrorist control. In these hard-to-reach areas, terrorists have… Read more »
July 17
Sudan: Hunger Deepens for Displaced Families in Sudan's El Obeid
UN News
UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, Journalists Face Death, Arson Threats for Reporting On War
CPJ
Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 17, 2026
allAfrica
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Sudan: Three Years of War in Sudan - a Crisis the World Can't Ignore
IPS
Three years into the war in Sudan, survivors and human rights defenders are struggling to respond to overwhelming needs amid widespread violence, displacement, and limited global… Read more »
Nigeria: Ododo Reaffirms No-Ransom Policy As Security Forces Rescue Abducted Neco Candidates in Kogi
Leadership
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reiterated his administration's policy of not negotiating with kidnappers or paying ransom, following the successful rescue of… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Endorses Wide-Ranging Measures to Strengthen Peace, Security and Democratic Governance [press release]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has endorsed a wide range of measures aimed… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 16,000 Obsolete Weapons Destroyed Since Inception - Arms Control Centre
Vanguard
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) says it has destroyed more than 16,000 obsolete, decommissioned and unserviceable weapons since its… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Edo LG Chair Backs Security Agencies With Vehicles, Motorcycles
Vanguard
AS a way of checking insecurity in his locality, the Chairman of Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Hon. Osaro Eribo, has donated 12 motorcycles for the Edo State Security… Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa's Shifting Alliances Between Armies and Armed Groups [analysis]
ISS
State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict harder to resolve. Read more »
Uganda: Mali Military College Delegation Praises Ugandan Pharmaceutical Plant As Model for Africa
Nile Post
A high-level Military delegation from 9 African countries currently attending war college studies at the Malian Army War College toured the Dei BioPharma Ltd drugs and vaccines… Read more »
West Africa: West Africa Military Chaplains Renew Commitment to Ethical Leadership
Ghanaian Times
A three-day West Africa Religious Affairs Symposium (WARAS), organised by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has ended… Read more »
July 16
Nigeria: U.S. House Passes Bill to Cut Foreign Aid to Nigeria
Premium Times
This measure, the bill indicates, includes "restricting assistance to Nigeria until measurable actions are taken to protect Christian communities suffering from religious… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 16, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: Military Seizing Government Critics
HRW
Targeting Opposition Figures, Journalists; Violating Fundamental Rights Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Again Rejects U.S. Claims That Army Used Chemical Weapons
SNA
New York, July 16, 2026 (SUNA) - Sudan has rejected renewed claims by the United States representative before the UN Security Council regarding the Sudanese Armed Forces' alleged… Read more »
East Africa: Africa's Greater Horn Region Is Facing a Looming Polycrisis Fueled By Conflict, Prices, Climate and Disease [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The impacts of a strengthening El Niño and the lingering effects of the war in Iran highlight two separate and seemingly unrelated global hazards. But in the Greater Horn of… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Supreme Court Stays Ruling On Army Generals' Redeployment
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Supreme Court of Appeal has today handed the government a dramatic last-minute lifeline in its bitter legal war with five senior military generals -- granting a stay of… Read more »
Sudan: Joint Force Seizes Khazan Orshi in North Darfur Amid Escalating Military Competition [blog]
Darfur Network for Human Rights
The Joint Force of armed movements allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces has announced it has taken control of Khazan Orshi, an area within the Ambro Administrative Unit in North… Read more »
Uganda: Food Cuts Linked to Rise in Suicides Among Men At Bidibidi Refugee Settlement
Nile Post
Leaders at Bidibidi Refugee Settlement have raised alarm over a reported rise in suicides among men, attributing the trend to prolonged reductions in food assistance that have left… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Launches NEC Meat Plant, Pushes Uganda to End Military Ration Imports
Nile Post
GOMBA -- President Museveni has called for an end to Uganda's reliance on imported military food supplies, saying locally produced goods should replace imports to create jobs and… Read more »
Sudan: Norwegian Refugee Council to Launch Three-Year Development Project in Sudan's White Nile State
SNA
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has announced plans to implement a three-year development project in Sudan's White Nile State, funded by the German Development Bank (KfW). The… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims, Foil Terrorists' Operations in Zamfara
Vanguard
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 13 kidnapped victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local… Read more »
Sudan: 'Sudan's War Economy Fuelling Conflict, Tainting Global Supply Chains' - UN Human Rights Commissioner
Dabanga
Sudan's war economy is helping to sustain the country's three-year conflict while exposing global supply chains to serious human rights risks, according to a report published on… Read more »
