March 20
Nigeria: Military Combs Terrorists' Hideouts in Niger, Destroys Logistics Base
Daily Trust
Troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation WHIRL PUNCH have raided a hideout in Palele near the Shiroro community in Niger State where terrorists and their logistics… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Conflict Could Impact Relations With Chad - Report
Dabanga
The war that broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan in April last year, could have far-reaching implications… Read more »
Africa: Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War? [opinion]
IPS
Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the 'neoliberal' Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in… Read more »
Sudan: Conflict Driving Hunger Crisis in Sudan, UN Officials Tell Security Council
UN News
Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food insecurity by the lean season in May, the UN… Read more »
Africa: World News in Brief - Dignity and Justice Key to End Evil of Racial Discrimination, Methane Emissions Update, Mpox Latest, Peacebuilding Boost
UN News
Racism is "an evil infecting countries and societies around the world" the UN chief has said in his message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial… Read more »
Kenya: Teacher Who Went Viral for Bravery Shot Dead
Capital FM
In a tragic incident near Tangwani town, Kandhkot-Kashmore district, primary schoolteacher Allah Rakhiyo Nandwani fell victim to dacoits' gunfire while commuting to his school on… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Security Challenges in Nigeria, Army Deploys Troops to South Sudan
Daily Trust
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission to Abyei in… Read more »
Sudan: United States to Provide Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Sudanese People and Host Communities [document]
State Department
Today, the United States, represented by Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes, met with Chadian Prime Minister Succès Masra and… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Could Become World's Largest Hunger Crisis - UN
VOA
U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity -- and tens of thousands… Read more »
Mozambique: War and Rain Continue to Disrupt Cabo Delgado
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
In Chiure district, registration is only taking place within the municipality. No administrative post has an operational registration team. Officially, shortage of transport is… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni to Remove Army From Fishing Communities
Nile Post
President Museveni has promised to withdraw the army from the water bodies and hand over the administration of fishing communities to the "elders". Read more »
Nigeria: Murder of Soldiers - 'There'll Be No More Attacks On Villages, If Any Has Happened,' - Delta Governor
Premium Times
The governor spoke on Tuesday shortly after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Read more »
March 19
South Africa: South Africa Accuses U.S. Congress of Adding It to a New 'Axis of Evil' Over Israel Genocide Case
VOA
South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel's assault on Gaza, a South African official said on Tuesday. Read more »
Niger: Niger Has Cut Military Ties With the U.S. - Why This Is Bad for the Sahel's Security [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Niger - a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world - recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Denies Responsibility for Retaliatory Attack On Delta Community
Premium Times
Suspected residents of Okuama community on Thursday ambushed and murdered the soldiers including four officers. Read more »
Niger: Why Has Niger Declared U.S. Military Presence in Its Territory Illegal?
People's Dispatch
Only months after forcing its former colonizer France to withdraw its troops, Niger, West Africa's largest country, has said the presence of US troops is illegal. This could be a… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Rescue 16 Abductees in Kaduna
VOA
Nigeria's military on Tuesday said troops have rescued 16 abductees in northwest Kaduna state after exchanging fire with insurgents who attacked a local community on Sunday night… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fuel Subsidy Removal Was Too Sudden - Why a Gradual Approach Would Have Been Better [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria removed fuel subsidies entirely in May 2023. This came as a surprise because of the political risks associated with subsidy removal. Previous administrations were reluctant… Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles and Indian Forces Participate in 10th Military Exercise
Seychelles News Agency
The 10th joint-military exercise called 'LAMITYE', meaning friendship in the Creole language, between the Indian Army and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) started in the island… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Probes Killing of Soldiers in Delta, Rejects One-Minute Silence for Deceased
Premium Times
The Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy are to conduct the investigation and report to the upper legislative chamber. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Killed Nearly 40 Militants
VOA
The Somali government says that a new military operation against al-Shabab killed nearly 40 militants in Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
March 18
Niger: Niamey Revokes Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States After Tense Bilateral Talks
allAfrica
The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several… Read more »
South Africa: Congolese March to Parliament to Draw Attention to War At Home
GroundUp
About 150 Congolese nationals marched to Parliament on Saturday to draw attention to war in their country. They sang and carried placards that read: "Justice for Congo", "Rwanda is… Read more »
Nigeria: 183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
Premium Times
The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
Uganda: Why Refugee Ration Cuts in Uganda Risk Long-Term Social Damage
The New Humanitarian
'The worst effects of these ration cuts are yet to be seen.' Read more »