Angola: Death Toll Rises in Angola After Protests and Looting Over Fuel Hike

Unrest in Angola this week over a sharp fuel price hike has left 22 people dead and more than 1,200 arrested, the government said on Thursday. Read more »

Sudan: AU Urges Members Not to Recognise Sudan's Parallel Govt

The African Union has rejected a move by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to form a rival government, calling it a threat to peace and national unity. Read more »

Angola: Taxi Strike Over Fuel Hike Spurs Deadly Riots in Angolan Capital

At least five people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested in Luanda after a taxi strike over fuel prices turned violent. Shops were looted, cars were damaged and large… Read more »

Kenya: Protests Erupt At Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya Following Aid Cuts

Violent protests broke out at one of Kenya's largest refugee camps on Monday, humanitarian sources said, with unconfirmed reports of at least one death, following months of… Read more »

Cameroon: Outspoken Critic of Cameroon President Excluded From October Election

Maurice Kamto, a high-profile critic of Cameroon's long-running President Paul Biya has been excluded by electoral authorities from the list of approved candidates able to run in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 40 Killed in Rebel Attack in Northeast DR Congo

More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Steps Up the Fight Against Dramatic Rise in Drug Abuse

Harare - Zimbabwe is in the grip of a growing crisis as substance abuse rips through communities, with young people in the eye of the storm. Read more »

Morocco/Nigeria: Nigeria Crowned African Football Queens After 3-2 Comeback Against Morocco

Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday. Read more »

Niger: Two Years After Niger Coup, Human Rights Situation Has 'Spiralled'

The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights activists say the situation has worsened and continue to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Tries Ex-President Joseph Kabila in Absentia for Treason

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over his alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants. Read more »

Central African Republic: First ICC Sentences for CAR Militia Leaders 'Fall Far Short'

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013… Read more »

Mali: Malian Army and Wagner Group Abduct and Execute Fulani Civilians, HRW Claims

Mali's armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo and M23 Rebels Say They Will Sign Peace Deal Mid-August

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have committed to signing a peace agreement by 18 August, as announced during a ceremony held in Doha on Saturday.… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Nears Full Cocoa Traceability As EU Deadline Looms, but Risks Remain

Yaounde - Cameroon has announced that 99% of its cocoa can now be traced from individual farm plots to the export port - a significant step towards meeting new European Union… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Rights Activist Mwangi Arrested and Charged With Unlawful Possession of 'Ammunition'

Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi was charged on Monday with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in anti-government protests in June, according to… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar Man Guilty of Rape and Murder of Child Sentenced to Surgical Castration

For the first time in Madagascar, a court has ruled that surgical castration be carried out on a sex offender, who raped and murdered a six-year-old girl. Read more »

Africa: Cleaner Cooking Could Save 4.7 Million Lives in Africa By 2040, IEA Says

Getting homes in Africa to stop burning wood, charcoal or dung to feed fires for cooking and use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bioethanol and biogas could prevent 4.7 million… Read more »

Senegal: French Army to Leave Senegal Amid Africa Downsizing

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa. Read more »

Africa: Big Guns Line Up for Shot At Glory As Women's Afcon Enters Knockout Stages

The 2024 women's Africa Cup of Nations enters the last eight knockout stages on Friday as nine-time champions Nigeria face Zambia in Casablanca and hosts Morocco entertain Mali at… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi's Kasarani Stadium Gets Green Light to Stage CHAN Final

African football chiefs on Thursday anointed Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi as the venue for the final on 30 August of the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN). Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Accuses France of 'Neo-Colonialism' in Paris Mansion Row

Equatorial Guinea sharply criticised France at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday, labelling its actions as “neo-colonial” in a long-running dispute over a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Medical Charity Says Ethiopian Soldiers Targeted Aid Workers in Tigray War

International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has released a report describing the gunning-down of three of its staff in Ethiopia's Tigray region in 2021 as an… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's President Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Term in Office

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, has announced he will run in this year's presidential election in October. Read more »

Nigeria: Former Nigeria President Buhari Dies Age 82

Nigeria's former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari died at a clinic in London on Sunday at the age of 82. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: France Passes Law to Allow Return of Ivorian Drum Stolen By Colonial Troops

French MPs have unanimously adopted legislation allowing Paris to return to Cote d'Ivoire the Djidji Ayôkwé talking drum, which colonial troops seized from the… Read more »