Chad: Chad Closes Border With Sudan After Clashes Kill Five Soldiers

Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan on Monday after clashes this weekend linked to Sudan's civil war killed five Chadian soldiers, fearing the Sudanese conflict might spill… Read more »

Egypt: NGO Denounces the Detention and Torture of Eritrean Refugees in Egypt

More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday. Read more »

Eritrea: Widening Rift Between Eritrea and Ethiopia Sparks Fear of New Conflict

Ethiopia and Eritrea say they are preparing for the possibility of war, with landlocked Ethiopia's claim it needs access to the Red Sea seen as a provocation by Eritrea. As… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Can Access Somaliland's Minerals and Military Bases, Says Minister

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, the minister of the presidency has said, as the breakaway region of Somalia pushes for… Read more »

Kenya: Russian Embassy in Nairobi Denies Recruiting Kenyans to Fight in Ukraine

The Russian embassy in Kenya on Friday denied that embassy officials were behind networks recruiting soldiers from Africa to fight in Ukraine, calling the accusations "a dangerous… Read more »

Algeria: How Algeria's Diplomatic Reset With Niger Advances Its Sahel Strategy

After a year of diplomatic strain, Niger and Algeria are testing a cautious reset - one that could reshape political and security dynamics across the Sahel. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: France Confirms Its Soldiers Are in DR Congo, but Only to Train Local Troops

France has clarified that its military personnel are in the Democratic Republic of Congo to train members of the country's armed forces, following speculation sparked by images of… Read more »

Sudan: Gold, Power and Influence - How the UAE Is Shaping Sudan's War

From the Red Sea to the Sahel, the United Arab Emirates has quietly but steadily expanded its footprint across Africa. What began as commercial engagement - in ports, logistics and… Read more »

Africa: The Families Searching for African Recruits Lost in the Ukraine War

Russia has recruited more than 1,400 African nationals to fight in Ukraine, with more than one in five reported dead, according to an investigation that for the first time… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Seeks Return of Citizens Tricked Into Fighting in Ukraine

South Africa is working with Russia to repatriate its nationals trapped in the war on Ukraine after being recruited through job offers promising a better life. Read more »

Niger: France Denies Role in Niger Airport Attack As Junta Doubles Down On Accusations

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed suggestions of any planned intervention in Niger, firmly rejecting claims from the country's ruling junta that Paris is orchestrating… Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit Opens, As Continent Faces Conflict and Climate Extremes

The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. to Deploy 200 Troops to Nigeria for Anti-Jihad Training Mission

The United States is planning to send about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country's military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes… Read more »

Eritrea: Ethiopia Demands Eritrea 'Immediately Withdraw' Troops From Its Territory

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021. Read more »

Senegal: Deadly Attacks Stall Trade in Key Corridor Between Senegal and Mali

More than 4,000 empty shipping containers are stranded inside Mali as insecurity on the main trade route to Senegal makes transport too dangerous, raising fears of supply… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys Army to Kwara State After Deadly Mass Shootings

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed an army batallion to the western state of Kwara after gunmen killed at least 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Military Says Troops Have Been Dispatched to Nigeria

The United States has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the US command for Africa said on Tuesday, the first acknowledgment of American forces on the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Conflict Worsening With Mass Killings and Famine, HRW Warns

Sudan's war has been marked by mass killings, famine and the deliberate blocking of aid as rival forces carried out war crimes across the country, Human Rights Watch said, while… Read more »

Ethiopia: World Leaders Urge Restraint As Clashes in Western Tigray Resume

The fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, which resumed last week, has prompted concern from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as from the African Union, the… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Strikes On Nigeria Set 'Deeply Troubling Precedent' for African Governance

When the United States launched airstrikes on northern Nigeria in late December, it said it had taken out Islamic State jihadists - at Abuja's request - to stop them killing… Read more »

Ethiopia: As Tigray Clashes Intensify, Locals Stockpile Food and Airline Cancels Flights

Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region this week has raised fears of a return to full-scale war, just over three years after a peace deal ended a conflict that killed more than… Read more »

Chad: France and Chad Seek to Reset Ties, One Year On From Military Split

France and Chad have agreed to open a new chapter in their bilateral relationship, after the departure of the last French soldiers stationed in the central African country on 31… Read more »

Niger: Niger Accuses France, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire of Sponsoring Airport Attack

Niger's military ruler, Abdourahamane Tiani, has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire of sponsoring an attack on Niamey international airport. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma's Residents Reflect On Life a Year After DR Congo City Fell to M23 Rebels

A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten… Read more »

Sudan: Race to Save Sudan's Plundered Heritage As Museums Fall Victim to War

In almost three years of civil war in Sudan, the country's museums have been ravaged, with thousands of its archaeological treasures looted and feared trafficked. Researchers in… Read more »