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 »

Madagascar: Madagascar Sees Bumper Lychee Harvest As Investigators Probe Trade Kingpin

Madagascar has opened its lychee export season with strong harvests and record prices - even as investigators examine a sector that has for years been controlled by tycoon Mamy… 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 »

Central African Republic: Touadéra Says Peace Deals Are Proof of Progress As Central African Republic Readies for Election

The is approaching a key election next month, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra running for a third time under a new constitution that removed term limits. Speaking… Read more »

Tunisia: Prominent Tunisian Activist Arrested As Hundreds Protest Clampdown On Dissent

Lawyers for Chaima Issa, a well-known Tunisian writer and human rights activist, say she was arrested at a protest in Tunis on Saturday as hundreds demonstrated against the… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Deposed President Flees to Senegal As UN Condemns Latest Coup

Guinea-Bissau's ousted president has found refuge in neighbouring Senegal following a military power grab, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, Ecowas and the African… 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's Embalo in Tight Race for Second Presidential Term

Counting of votes is underway in Guinea-Bissau where a presidential and legislative election took place on Sunday. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is in a tight contest to… Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Seize 315 Pupils and Teachers in Latest Nigerian Mass School Kidnapping

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 schoochildren and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday. No group has yet claimed… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau Heads to the Polls Amid Controversy Over Barred Opposition

Guinea Bissau's incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in power since 2020, is seeking a second term, but chronic instability and a wealth of opponents could stand in his… Read more »

Nigeria: 50 Pupils Kidnapped From Nigerian School Escape Captivity

Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Sunday, as Pope Leo appealed… Read more »

Africa: Corruption, Lack of Accountability Helps Organised Crime to Thrive Across Africa

Organised crime has steadily gained ground across Africa since 2019, while efforts to combat it have weakened, according to the 2025 Africa Organised Crime Index. The new analysis… Read more »

Mali: Mali Media Authorities Suspend French Broadcasters

Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian… 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 »

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 »

Gabon: Ousted Gabon Leader's Wife and Son Sentenced to 20 Years for Graft

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country's deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial. Read more »

Angola: Angola Marks 50 Years of Independence

Angola declared its independence from Portugal on 11 November, 1975. But in a country where the majority of the population was born after the civil war, the celebrations give rise… Read more »

Gabon: Wife, Son of Ex Gabon Leader Ali Bongo On Trial Over Treason, Corruption

The wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, along with eleven of their close associates who held key positions at the end of his presidency, go on trial in Gabon on… Read more »

Africa: AU Voices Concern About Mali As As France Urges Citizens to Leave

The president of the African Union Commission has expressed "deep concern" over the security situation in Mali and an ongoing jihadist blockade that has impacted civilians, and… Read more »

Tunisia: Two Years On From EU Deal, Violence Against Migrants in Tunisia Remains Rife

Tunisia's migration policy is under scrutiny two years on from a deal with the European Union intended to discourage illegal migration from the North African country, and from a… 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 »

Africa: Kidnapped, Killed or Silenced - Africa's Journalists Increasingly Under Threat

Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed - often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Economy Near Standstill Amid JNMI Fuel Attacks

An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation's economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital,… Read more »