July 09
Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution On El Obeid Amid Escalating Risk in North Kordofan [blog]
Darfur Network for Human Rights
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted, without a vote, its first resolution focused specifically on El Obeid (A/HRC/62/L.48), the North Kordofan city facing an… Read more »
Nigeria: Six Iswap Fighters Surrender As Troops Rescue Abducted Persons
Premium Times
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued two more abductees, while six ISWAP fighters and their families surrendered separately in Gwoza, according to the military. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Defence Minister Visits Military Training School, Urges Troops to Prepare for Anti-Militant Operations
Shabelle
Somalia's Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi visited the Qorilow military training school in the Middle Shabelle region, urging troops to strengthen their readiness for operations… Read more »
July 08
Sudan: Sudan's Aid Crisis Is Also a Crisis of Accountability
The New Humanitarian
"What is needed is structural change: defining red lines... and being willing to escalate when those lines are crossed, publicly and collectively." Read more »
Sudan: 'El Obeid Must Not Become the Next Crime Scene' Warn UN Investigators
UN News
Atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against Sudanese civilians in El Fasher in October - including mass killings, abductions and gang rapes - bear the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Armed Forces Announce Liberation of Al-Kormuk in Blue Nile State
SNA
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), together with allied forces, announced on Wednesday that they had liberated the town of Al-Kormuk in Blue Nile State following fierce battles that… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Government, Opposition Agree to Continue Political Talks
Shabelle
Somalia's federal government and opposition representatives have agreed to continue political dialogue aimed at easing tensions over the country's political future, according to a… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 8, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Hosts New U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Defence Talks
Nile Post
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Wednesday hosted the new United States Chargé… Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Destroys Illegal Crude Oil Storage Site, Recovers 39,500 Litres in Rivers
Vanguard
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft under Operation Delta Sentinel, uncovering an illegal crude oil storage network and recovering about 39,500… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Stakeholders Call for End to Forced Conscription, Reaffirm Commitment to Peace Recovery
ENA
--Participants at a forum on "Peace, Democracy, and Development in Tigray: The Role of Media and Social Activists" have called for the immediate end of the ongoing forced military… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Condemns 'Terrorist Attack' in Syria's Damascus, Pledges Support for Anti-Extremism Efforts
Shabelle
Somalia's federal government on Wednesday strongly condemned a "terrorist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus, reaffirming its opposition to terrorism and violent extremism. Read more »
South Sudan: Joint Statement On Amendments to the 2018 Peace Agreement [press release]
U.S. Embassy Juba
In light of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly passing amendments to the 2018 peace agreement, the Embassies of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandit Attacks On Niger, Kaduna Farming Communities Threaten Food Production
Premium Times
For rural communities, avoiding the fields is not an option as farming is not just a profession; it is the sole means of survival. Read more »
Nigeria: Nwifuru - Establishment of Army Depot Amasiri Strategic Boost to National Security
This Day
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has described the establishment of the Nigerian Army Depot, Amasiri-Edda, as a strategic boost to national security, saying it would… Read more »
Nigeria: Groups Back Senate's Resolution Against Boko Haram Members' Rehabilitation
Leadership
Several groups and stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the Senate's call on the executive to stop rehabilitating repentant Boko Haram members. Read more »
July 07
Sudan: UN Condemns RSF Escalation Around El Obeid As Tasees Backs Ceasefire
Dabanga
The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously condemned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for escalating violence in and around El Obeid, warning that the North Kordofan… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan At 15 - How the Political Elite Have Found a Way to Profit From Peace As Well As War [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Sudan's independence from Sudan in 2011 was meant to close the chapter on one of Africa's longest civil wars: the north-south war that preceded it. Formally, it did. But… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 7, 2026
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Egypt: Refugees, Asylum Seekers Arrested, Deported
HRW
Amend New Asylum Law in Line with International Standards Read more »
South Africa: Refugees in Durban Say They Have Nowhere to Go
GroundUp
About 400 legally documented refugees have camped outside Durban's Refugee Reception Centre for a month, fleeing threats of violence Read more »
Kenya: Karua Accuses Government of Undermining Saba Saba Protests With Security Blockades
Capital FM
People's Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua on Monday accused the government of violating constitutional freedoms by blocking Saba Saba demonstrations through extensive… Read more »
Kenya: DCI Uncovers Suspected Gang Hideout in Eldoret, Recovers Military Gear Linked to Criminal Gang
Capital FM
Detectives have uncovered what is believed to be the operational base of a suspected armed gang in Eldoret, recovering military-style gear that investigators say strengthens claims… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Armed Forces Down Strategic Drone Over North Kordofan
SNA
The Sudanese Armed Forces announced that their air defences shot down a hostile strategic drone on Tuesday over Al-Andaraba in North Kordofan State. Read more »
South Sudan: Serving a State That Couldn't Pay - Why South Sudan's Civil Servants Didn't Quit During the War [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, civil servants found themselves at the centre of a deep political and economic crisis. Read more »
