March 16, 2023
Libya: UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns Tons of Uranium Missing in Libya
The IAEA has said tons of missing uranium "may present a radiological risk" and added that it has no idea who took it. Read more »
March 13, 2023
East Africa: Tigray - Evidence of a Massacre By Eritrean Soldiers
Eritrean soldiers allegedly massacred at least 300 people near Adwa just days before the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces signed a peace deal. A survivor in the village of… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Dead in Suspected ADF Attack
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants, an insurgent group with ties to the "Islamic State," have killed at least 36 people in an overnight attack in eastern Congo. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Mauritania: Mauritania - Four Jihadists Escape After Jail Break
Authorities are searching for a group of "terrorists" who escaped prison. Mauritania has largely been unscathed by the Islamist terrorism that has affected its neighbors in the… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: EU to Set Up Air Bridge to Fly Aid to DR Congo
The European Union says it will soon deliver aid to people in need in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-stricken North Kivu province. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia Bans Upcoming Opposition Protest
The National Salvation Front had planned to protest the recent arrests of critics of President Kais Saied. Tunisia's national trade union federation also has its own demonstration… Read more »
February 26, 2023
Africa: More Than Mercenaries - Russia's Wagner Group in Africa
The Kremlin-backed private military contractor is using shady business ventures for unofficial Russian diplomacy across the African continent, researchers say. How and where do… Read more »
February 25, 2023
Africa: EU Sanctions Russian Wagner Group for African Operations
Among the EU's latest package of Russian sanctions, members of the Wagner Group mercenary company were included for alleged crimes committed in Africa. The group's exact African… Read more »
February 26, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group Offshoots Spread Russian Influence in Africa
The Kremlin-backed private military contractor is using shady business ventures for unofficial Russian diplomacy across the African continent, researchers say. Read more »
February 25, 2023
Nigeria: Voting Ends Amid Security Concerns
Voting is still underway in some parts of Nigeria, hours after the official close of polling stations. Attacks and acts of vandalism prevented some voters from casting ballots for… Read more »
February 22, 2023
South Africa: Russia Rules Out Hypersonic Missile Launch Off South Africa
A Russian ship loaded with hypersonic missiles will take part in joint naval drills with China off South Africa's eastern coast this week. But a Russian commander denied there were… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Nigeria: Election - Security Concerns Stand Out for Voters
Voters in Nigeria will choose new government leaders in a few days. Many Nigerians are concerned about which candidates offer new ways to tackle the West African country's state of… Read more »
Nigeria: What Makes Country So Insecure?
Voters in Nigeria will choose new government leaders in a few days. Many Nigerians are concerned about which candidates offer new ways of handling the West African country's state… Read more »
South Africa: Russia-China Naval Exercises Strain Ties With West
Pretoria's Western allies are unhappy about South Africa hosting upcoming joint naval exercises with Russia and China. Historical ties between Moscow and the ruling ANC may explain… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Mali: Junta Expels Human Rights Chief of UN Peacekeeping Mission
The ruling military junta accused the MINUSMA head of bias against the country. The decision comes after a UN Security Council briefing was critical of Mali. Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Sudan: Pope Francis in South Sudan On 'Pilgrimage for Peace'
The leader of the Catholic Church travels to Juba along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland. The three leaders are hoping to push for… Read more »
February 04, 2023
South Sudan: Pope in South Sudan - Church Cannot Be 'Neutral' On Injustice
In the first papal visit to South Sudan, Pope Francis is highlighting the plight of women in the young nation who face the world's highest material mortality rate and are subject… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Old Conflicts Flare As Country Bids for Peace
A newly flared conflict between Ethiopia's Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups could disrupt security situation in the country after the Tigray peace agreement. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Pope Francis Travels to the DR Congo
The first pontiff to travel to Congo in 37 years will bring a simple message of peace, perhaps strengthening the sense of community in a nation where the Catholic Church has long… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Somalia: U.S. Forces Kill Militant Leader in Somalia Operation - Pentagon
Pentagon officials say Bilal al-Sudani was killed in a special military operation and was a "key facilitator" for the "Islamic State" group's expansion. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Burkina Faso: France Agrees to Pull Troops From Burkina Faso
France has received a request from the Burkinabe military junta to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within a month. The success of the counterterrorism… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Leaves a Trail of Trauma in Eastern DR Congo
Displaced survivors and witnesses of atrocities at the hands of the armed group M23, which is fighting the army in eastern Congo, have told DW about their trauma as they seek to… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Somalia: Blast, Gunfire Near Mayoral Office Kills Several
An explosion near a government building in Mogadishu was followed by a shootout between security forces and gunmen that left at least five civilians dead. The al-Shabab terror… Read more »
Ethiopia: Eritrean Troops Seen Leaving Towns in Ethiopia's Tigray
Locals said convoys of Eritrean forces aligned with Ethiopia's government were pulling out. The US hailed the "ongoing withdrawal" as a key step to peace after two years of… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave
Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »