Somalia: Suicide Bomber Hits Tea Shop in Mogadishu, Killing 5

A suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest hit a busy tea shop in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least five people, a police spokesman told VOA. Read more »

Somalia: Suicide Car Comb Kills 6 As Somali Forces Foil Two Others in Central Somalia

At least six people were killed and more than 10 injured in a car bombing Thursday in the central Hirshabelle state in Somalia, according to officials. Read more »

Sudan: Climate Crisis Worsening Sudan's Instability - Experts

Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated social and political instability, fueling the… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Defense Secretary Completes First Tour Across Africa

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin returns to the United States Thursday after wrapping up his first tour across the African continent as Pentagon chief. Read more »

Somalia: 15 Killed in Truck Bombing in Central Town

At least 15 people were killed in a truck bombing Saturday in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, among the dead are five police officers. Witnesses and officials said a big… Read more »

Kenya: U.S. Defence Secretary Austin in Kenya for Talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Monday to Kenya for talks with defense officials about security and counterterrorism. Read more »

Somalia: Fleeing Militants Pose Challenge to Security - Analysts

As Somalia's army and allied clan militias continue to drive al-Shabab fighters out of locales in central Somalia, analysts warn the country could still face security threats from… Read more »

Africa: Pentagon Chief On Africa Tour Focusing On Defense Issues

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Djiboutian leaders and the president of Somalia in Djibouti on Sunday, marking his first trip to Africa as Secretary of Defense amid… Read more »

West Africa: Uncertainty Casts Shadow On Engagement With Military in Sahel

The European Union and its Western partners are grappling with how to maintain diplomatic relations in the Sahel region following recent putsches in Africa. Read more »

Africa: Somalia Seeks Delay of AU Peacekeepers' Drawdown

Somalia is facing a dilemma over plans to continue a drawdown of peacekeepers from the country by a deadline of the end of 2024 because it's not known whether the country's poorly… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Sees More Attacks On Schools, Civilians After Rebel Leader Killed

Cameroon officials say separatists resumed attacks on civilians and schools after a notorious insurgent leader and four of his collaborators were killed during a raid this week. Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Artists Work to Heal From Trauma of War

The chaos of war surrounds the women in Sudanese artist Abubakr Moaz's paintings. Read more »

Somalia: 11 Soldiers Killed As AU Forces Start Second Round of Troop Drawdown

Eleven Somali government soldiers were killed and three others injured in a roadside explosion Monday in the southwestern Gedo region, officials said, as the African Union… Read more »

Mali: Conflict in Northern Mali Resumes Amid UN Withdrawal

As the U.N. mission to Mali withdraws from the northern part of the country, hostilities between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels have reignited and Islamist attacks have… Read more »

Africa: Conflict-Driven School Closures Threaten Education of Millions of African Children

UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, as well as UNICEF and the Norwegian Refugee Council, said this week that more than 13,200 schools in eight African nations have had to… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Gave 'Remote' Help to Somali Military Operation That Killed Civilians

The U.S. military acknowledged providing assistance to a Somali government operation against al-Shabab leaders last week in which five civilians died. Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Police Recover Ammunition in Containers Confiscated From Refugees

Police in Malawi have recovered ammunition and cash in steel containers searched during the forced relocation of refugees illegally staying outside a refugee camp. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Retain Key Base Following Al-Shabaab Attack

Somali government forces have repulsed an al-Shabab attack on a key military base in the southern Lower Shabelle region. Read more »

Niger: U.S. Drone Flights Limited Since Niger Coup

Two U.S. officials have told VOA that military drone flights from bases in Niger have been "limited" since the July coup, a restriction experts believe is likely hindering the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Shifts Military Tactics in Fight Against Al-Shabaab

The Somali government says it plans to shift military tactics against al-Shabab amid increased resistance and threats coming from the militants, senior officials confirmed to VOA… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Militants Kill More Than 50 Volunteer Fighters and Soldiers

Jihadi insurgents in Burkina Faso's Yatenga province killed 36 volunteer fighters and 17 soldiers, the country's army confirmed Tuesday. The massacre is among the worst strategic… Read more »

Ethiopia: Shortage of Goods, Reduced Health Care Hit Volatile Amhara Region

Rising tension in Ethiopia's Amhara region from sporadic fighting between the federal government and local militia groups, known as Fano, is causing shortages of goods and reducing… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC 'Alarming'

A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa - No Evidence That South Africa Sold Weapons to Russia

South Africa's president said Sunday that an independent panel has found that there is no evidence that a Russian ship gathered weapons in South Africa for Russia. Read more »

Chad: US Envoy Heading to Chad to See Situation of Sudanese Refugees

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will head to the border of Chad and Sudan on Tuesday to meet with refugees from the war in Sudan and the humanitarians who are assisting… Read more »