South African anti-migrant attacks: Ghana, Nigeria push for debate at AU summit
The foreign ministers of the two countries stressed the need for urgent continental responses to address the causes behind the anti-immigrant tensions.
18 Jul, 2026
Kenya’s president official website hacked, minister rules out sensitive data breach
The government has not named who it thinks is responsible, but the information minister said restoration of the website was underway
18 Jul, 2026
Uganda school bus crash: More pupils die as school trips suspended
The bus was returning to the capital, Kampala, from a school trip to Sipi Falls in eastern Uganda on Thursday when it veered off the road.
18 Jul, 2026
South African soldiers die chasing illegal miners
The deaths are the first fatalities since President Ramaphosa deployed troops to tackle illegal mining.
18 Jul, 2026
US citizens under quarantine at Kenya Ebola facility despite court ban
Ex-president Sall arrives back in Senegal seeking support for UN post bid
Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen’s coast heads towards Somalia
Burkina Faso’s Traore cautions against comparisons as new Thomas Sankara
Transport of Ebola victims’ bodies risks fuelling further spread, UN warns
17 Jul, 2026
Ramaphosa seeks stronger ties with Namibia amid anti-migrant tensions
Both countries maintain strong bilateral relations based on a shared history of solidarity during the struggle against colonialism and apartheid.
17 Jul, 2026
Algeria recalls personnel from leave to battle more than 100 wildfires
Algeria has been gripped by a heat wave for several days, accompanied by dozens of wildfires.
17 Jul, 2026
Somalia’s democratic future depends on consensus-based, nationwide direct elections
The central question facing Somalia today is not whether the Somali people are ready to vote. It is whether Somalia’s political class is ready to trust them.
17 Jul, 2026
20 children killed in Uganda school bus crash
Police shared images of the badly mangled and overturned bus, and said investigations were ongoing.
16 Jul, 2026
More than 1,000 people flee as gunmen attack Nigeria’s Benue community
More than 1,000 residents have fled their homes after suspected armed bandits attacked Ankpechi community in Nigeria’s north-central Benue State.
16 Jul, 2026
Approximately 1,000 more Sudanese nationals return home from Egypt
Around 1,000 more Sudanese in Egypt have voluntarily returned to their country aboard 20 vehicles, a local committee said on Thursday.
16 Jul, 2026
DRC forms new council in push for war crimes justice
The DRC has formed a new advisory council that includes senior war crimes lawyers from the US and Europe to support its push for accountability for atrocities committed in the country’s conflict-ridden east.
16 Jul, 2026
Rare 1, 305.4-carat diamond discovered in Botswana
An exceptional 1,305-carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana on Monday.
16 Jul, 2026
UK sanctions RSF gold and finance networks over Sudan war
Britain on Thursday targeted what it said was illicit gold and finance networks fuelling Sudan’s war, imposing sanctions on 11 individuals and entities.
16 Jul, 2026
Nigeria brings home 1,490 citizens from South Africa
Nigeria has completed the voluntary evacuation of 1,490 citizens from South Africa following a series of anti-immigrant protests.
