Niger: Niger to Float Its Uranium On International Market in Break With France's Orano

Niger's military regime has announced it is putting uranium produced by Somaïr - a subsidiary of French nuclear giant Orano before the regime nationalised it in June - on the… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Gunmen Storm Party Headquarters As Military Cements Power in Guinea-Bissau

Two of Guinea-Bissau's main political parties saw their headquarters attacked by armed men on Saturday as the military continues to establish its grip on power following a coup… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau General Sworn in As Transitional President Following Coup

Guinea-Bissau's military has installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president for one year, a statement said, one day after they deposed the country's president in a… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Military Claims to Have Seized Power After Disputed Vote

Military officers in Guinea-Bissau declared they had seized "total control" of the government on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and closing borders just three days… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Declares Security Emergency After Wave of Mass Kidnappings

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel after a wave of mass… Read more »

Africa: West Africa Bloc, African Union Observers Voice Concern Over Guinea-Bissau Coup

Observers with West Africa's Ecowas and African Union have expressed concern over the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the arrests of election officials, a joint statement… Read more »

Nigeria: How Nigeria Is Reintegrating Repentant Former Boko Haram Fighters

Tens of thousands of voluntary or forced members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa have surrendered over the past 10 years. Nigeria is drawing on transitional… Read more »

Mozambique: German NGO Accuses TotalEnergies of Complicity in Mozambique War Crimes

A German NGO said Tuesday it had filed a legal complaint against TotalEnergies, accusing the French energy multinational of 'complicity in war crimes' at its gas site in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23, DR Congo Ink Fresh Framework Agreement for a Peace Deal in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new framework for peace on Saturday at a ceremony in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has… Read more »

West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners By Jihadist Group

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as… Read more »

Sudan: As Thousands Flee, Sudan's War Spills Over Into Humanitarian Crisis in Chad

Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan - and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ex-Rebel Chief Lumbala's War Crimes Trial Opens in France

The trial of former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago opened in… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Civilians Flee Mounting Atrocities As Darfur's War Deepens

Tens of thousands of Sudanese are on the move once again, fleeing reported atrocities after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the key western city of el-Fasher… Read more »

Sudan: Social Media Videos, Satellite Images Capture Snapshot of Atrocities in Sudan

New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North… Read more »

Mali: Month-Long Blackout Leaves Mali's Mopti in the Dark Amid Jihadist Fuel Blockade

The Malian city of Mopti has been plunged into darkness for weeks as a fuel blockade by jihadists tied to al-Qaeda cripples power supplies. Read more »

Sudan: Fighting Spreads to North Kordofan As Sudan's War Turns Deadlier

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are battling the army for control of North Kordofan, opening a dangerous new phase in a war that began in April 2023 and has caused what… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Push Back On Trump's Military Threat Over Christian Killings

Nigerians from both Christian and Muslim communities on Monday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention after he accused the Nigerian… Read more »

Sudan: Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'Political and Moral Defeat' for RSF Militia - Expert

The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Opposition Condemns Vote As President Hassan Calls for Unity

Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the country over… Read more »

Central Africa: NGOs Urge Humanitarian Push At Great Lakes Conference in Paris

France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge… Read more »

Sudan: African Union Condemns Atrocities, 'War Crimes' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The African Union chairman condemned on Tuesday alleged "atrocities" and reported "war crimes" in Sudan's strategic hub of El-Fasher and called for an immediate halt to fighting.… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of Ethnically Motivated 'Atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The UN rights chief warned Monday that the Sudanese city of El-Fasher was in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim to Have Taken Control of Darfur's El-Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it's taken full control of El-Fasher - the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country. Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar's President Names Civilian PM After Military Takeover

Madagascar's new head of state has named a civilian prime minister, following a military takeover last week that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina into exile. Read more »

Madagascar: How Madagascar's New Leader Randrianirina Rose From Prison to Presidency

Madagascar's new head of state is a soldier, not a seasoned politician. Propelled into power by a military mutiny that joined forces with a youth-led protest movement, Colonel… Read more »