Sudan: Drone Attacks Shock City in Central Sudan As War Inches Closer

Drone strikes have intensified in and around al-Obeid in central Sudan as the country's devastating civil war closes in on the army-controlled city, causing significant civilian… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Village Remembers Revolt That Killed French Colonial Officer

Residents of the village of Rubino, in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, continue to commemorate an uprising against a French colonial army officer killed there on 7 July 1910. Read more »

Africa: Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions Over Russia's Recruitment of Africans

Videos shared on Ukrainian social media since the weekend claim to show African nationals fighting in the ranks of the Russian army - raising fresh questions about Moscow's… Read more »

Central African Republic: Fresh Violence Tests Touadéra's New Mandate in Central African Republic

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is facing renewed violence in the country's remote south-east just days into his third term, after a militia… Read more »

Africa: Macron Seeks to Reset France's Africa Policy Amid Shrinking Influence

President Emmanuel Macron has called for a "rebalanced", "equal-to-equal" partnership between France and African countries, signalling a continued shift away from the… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Naval Exercises With China, Russia, Iran Show Its Indian Ocean Influence

Launching on Friday, South Africa's joint naval exercise with China, Russia and Iran goes beyond manoeuvres at sea. The drills signal determination to project influence in southern… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Returns to UN Security Council As Non-Permanent Member After 35 Years

The Democratic Republic of Congo returns to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member for the 2026-2027 term for the first time in more than three decades,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's El-Fasher 'An Epicentre of Human Suffering', UN Says After Short Visit

Traumatised civilians left in Sudan's El-Fasher after its capture by paramilitary RSF forces are living without water or sanitation in a city haunted by famine, says UN aid… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's El-Fasher Under the RSF, Destroyed and 'Full of Bodies'

Cairo (AFP) - When Sudanese nurse Asmaa returned to the Darfur city of El-Fasher, she found only bodies where her neighbours once lived and no sign of the family she had come to… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Sounds Alarm Over Recruiters Luring Kenyans Into Russian War Effort

Kenya has pledged to crack down on overseas recruitment networks after hundreds of its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of work, only to be sent to military camps and,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Says It Will Withdraw From Key City of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

West Africa: The Fulani Women Living Under the Control of Jnim Jihadists in the Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group,… Read more »

West Africa: France Backs Benin After Foiled Coup As Ecowas Warns of Rising Instability

France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin's armed forces during the weekend's attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the… Read more »

Sudan: ICC Sentences Sudan Militia Chief to 20 Years for Crimes Against Humanity

The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's… Read more »

Tanzania: Govt Accused of Hiding Bodies of Those Killed in Election Protests

A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the… Read more »

Benin: France Condemns Attempted Coup in Benin As President Says Situation Is 'Under Control'

France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin's President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Moves to Reinstate Death Penalty As Junta Overhauls Penal Code

Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes… Read more »

Tunisia: Moving Story of Migrants in Tunisia Scoops Top Prize At Marrakech Film Festival

Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri won the Golden Star award at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday evening for Promis le Ciel (Promised Sky), which tells the… Read more »

Benin: Benin Authorities Say Coup Attempt Foiled, President Talon Safe

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and DR Congo Begin Complex Peace Process After Signing Us-Brokered Deal

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Washington Summit On DRC-Rwanda Relations Aims for Peace Despite Deep Mistrust

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Electoral Commission Says Poll Results 'Destroyed' in Coup

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military… Read more »

Mali: Hostage Video Shows Abducted Malian Journalists Asking for Help

Two journalists from Mali's state broadcaster ORTM have appeared in a video released by the armed Islamist group JNIM, more than six weeks after they were abducted in the centre of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Minister Steps Down As Abductions Trigger Security Emergency

Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Under Pressure As Gunmen Kidnap More Than 30 People Across Two States

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions… Read more »