Nigeria: Nigeria Expands Security Ties Amid Insurgency

Nigeria is expanding security partnerships as extremist threats rise, strengthening cooperation with France, receiving continued US military support, and renewing engagement with… Read more »

Sudan: Over 60 Killed in Strike on Hospital, WHO says

The World Health Organization's chief said nearly 90 others were wounded in the attack on a hospital in east Darfur. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Biti Reportedly Detained Amid Term-Limit Row

Proposed changes to ‌the constitution ⁠⁠would extend presidential terms from five years to seven, allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in office until 2030 after… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Bobi Wine Says He Has Fled the Country

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left the country after two months in hiding following January elections. Wine has alleged that the result, which kept President… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Lawmakers Back Tougher Anti-LGBTQ+ Law

Parliament approved legislation doubling prison sentences and increasing fines for same-sex relations. Activists say the move reflects a broader push for stricter anti-LGBT laws in… Read more »

South Sudan: Scores of Civilians Killed in Attacks in South Sudan

Intensifying violence in the country has led the United Nations to warn that it could be returning to a civil war. Children, elderly people and women were among the victims of the… Read more »

South Sudan: Can President Kiir Stabilize South Sudan?

South Sudan's instability is deepening: a ninth finance minister since 2020, the suspended first vice president on trial for treason, and extreme violence in the country's largest… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Somalia Border Reopening Plan Spurs Security Fears

Kenyan leader William Ruto wants more trade between the East African neighbors. But previous mooted border openings have failed and fears of attacks by Al-Shabab militants remain. Read more »

Kenya: A Thousand Kenyans 'Recruited' for Russia's War - New Report

Kenya's intelligence service says 1,000 Kenyans had been lured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Moscow denies the allegations. Read more »

Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Attacks on 3 Villages

A group of gunmen attacked three villages in Nigeria in a dawn raid. At least 30 people have died and several are reportedly missing. Read more »

Nigeria: Extremists Kill Over 100 in Western Villages

Nigerian militants have attacked villages in western Kwara state, killing at least 162 people, according to the Red Cross. A member of parliament said that two villages, Woro and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Many Killed in Coltan Mine Disaster in East - Rebels

At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon in Shock After Suspected Separatist Attack

Eight children were killed in an attack on a remote village in Cameroon's North West has shocked the nation. But there appears no end in sight to the separatist conflict in the… Read more »

Eritrea: Dutch Court Sentences Eritrean Migrant Smuggler to 20 Years

A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced Eritrean Amanuel W. to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands' largest migrant smuggling case so far. More suspects are set to appear in court… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Junta Leader Declared Winner of Presidential Election

Mamdi Doumbouya secured almost 87% of the vote, while several opposition figures were either barred from contesting or were in exile. Doumbouya seized power after staging a coup in… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Junta Leader Doumbouya Expected to Win Election

Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, faces weak opposition as UN warns of intimidation and restricted freedoms ahead of the vote. Read more »

Somalia: Israel Becomes First Nation to Recognize Somaliland

Israel has become the world's first country to recognize Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, as a sovereign nation. Read more »

Sudan: Drone Attack Kills 6 UN Peacekeepers from Bangladesh

Sudan's military blamed the paramilitary RSF for the strike, which in turn denied responsibility. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that such attacks "may constitute war… Read more »

Africa: Trump's New Security Strategy - A Chance for Africa?

US President Donald Trump's new foreign policy focuses less on aid and more on trade with African countries, specifically on raw materials. Could this be a wake-up call for Africa… Read more »

South Africa: At Least 11 Killed in Bar Shooting

At least 11 people were killed, including three children, following a shooting at an unlicensed bar near Pretoria. Police are looking for three suspects. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Pastor and Bride in Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria have been responding to another wave of kidnappings that has been unfolding across several regions in recent weeks. A clergyman and a bride were among those… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Parties Trade Blame Ahead of Possible Peace Deal

Congo's foreign minister calls for international sanctions on Rwanda, while Rwanda's top diplomat fully denies claims of supporting M23 rebels in DRC, accusing Congo of failing to… Read more »

Sudan: Trump to Focus on Ending Civil War in Sudan

US President Trump says he's ready to push for an end to the war in Sudan. During his trip to Washington, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman asked the president to help bring… Read more »

Mozambique: TotalEnergies Complicit in Mozambique War Crimes - NGO

French energy multinational TotalEnergies is facing a legal complaint from a German NGO of "complicity in war crimes" in Mozambique. The crimes are alleged to have been committed… Read more »

Nigeria: Nicki Minaj Claims Christians Persecuted in Nigeria at UN

The world famous rapper praised US President Donald Trump's position on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Minaj's provocative style previously resulted in criticism… Read more »