March 10
Central African Republic: Concerns Rise for French Aid Worker Arrested in Central African Republic
Authorities in the Central African Republic announced on Tuesday the arrest of a French aid worker employed by the charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), who is accused of… Read more »
March 07
Africa: Fearful African Migrants Warily Work On Through Gulf Missile Strikes
When blasts rolled across Dubai as air defences intercepted Iranian missiles overhead, Marion Kuria froze as a tremor ran through her building. Then, like countless African… Read more »
March 06
Kenya: 'Bring Our Sons Home' - Kenyan Families Demand Action Over Russian War Recruitment
Families of young Kenyan men who found themselves fighting in Ukraine after being duped into joining the Russian military are calling on the Kenyan government to provide… Read more »
March 03
Cameroon: Belgian Police Detain Three Linked to Cameroonian Separatist Group
Belgian authorities detained three people on Tuesday after four arrests in an investigation targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
South Sudan: UN Warns of Resurgence of Violence in South Sudan Following Massacre
The United Nations has expressed deep concern following another massacre in South Sudan, in which at least 169 people were killed and buried in a mass grave. Local officials have… Read more »
February 26
Cote d'Ivoire: Epstein Files Reveal Links to Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire Power Circles
Jeffrey Epstein cultivated close ties with West African political elites, forging a relationship with Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, and Nina Keita,… Read more »
February 25
Ghana: Ghana's Foreign Minister Urges Ukraine to Release Two Ghanaian Pows
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on a rare visit to Ukraine on Wednesday urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to release two Ghanaian prisoners of war captured… Read more »
February 24
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 »
February 22
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 »
February 20
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 »
February 18
Gabon: Gabon Pulls Plug On Facebook and TikTok Amid Anti-Government Protests
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists and a watchdog said, after regulators suspended them over… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Prosecutor Says Student Died in Fall, Amid Claims of Police Torture
A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters say was killed by the police, in fact died after "jumping from the fourth floor" of his residence… Read more »
February 16
Ghana: Ghana Seeks Formal UN Acknowledgement of African Slave Trade Injustice
Ghana will submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly in March to designate the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity," Ghanaian President… Read more »
February 13
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 »
February 10
Nigeria: Cambridge University Museum Set to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has… Read more »
February 04
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 »
Libya: Saïf Al-Islam Kadhafi, the Heir Apparent Without a Crown
Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was long seen as the man who might one day take over from his father. His killing at his home in… Read more »
Liberia: Son of Former Libyan Dictator Moamer Kadhafi Shot Dead in Home
Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was shot dead at his home in western Libya on Tuesday, several sources have confirmed to RFI. Read more »
February 02
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 »
January 31
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 »
January 30
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 »
Senegal: Senegal to Appeal Confederation of African Football Sanctions Over CAN Final
Senegal says it plans to appeal the decision by the Confederation of African Football to suspend coach Pape Thiaw for five matches and impose a $100,000 fine, following chaotic… Read more »
January 29
Senegal: Evidence Shows Russian Oil Tanker Was 'Deliberately' Attacked Near Dakar
A tanker that left Russia and ran into trouble off the coast of Senegal in November 2025 appears to have been deliberately targeted by explosives placed in strategic locations on… Read more »
