Sudan paramilitary attacks kill almost 300 in stronghold – activists
The raids by Rapid Support Forces “were completely empty of any military objectives” in North Kordofan state, activists said.
15 Jul, 2025
Malawi starts official campaign period ahead of September 16 elections
The official campaign period for Malawi’s September 16 general election was launched on Monday, amid escalating political tensions in the country.
14 Jul, 2025
More than 100 migrants freed in Libya after being held captive by gang, officials say
More than 100 migrants have been freed from captivity after being held for ransom by a gang in eastern Libya, the country’s attorney-general has said.
14 Jul, 2025
Dutch authorities seize $112m from drug lord alleged to be hiding in West Africa
A Dutch court has confiscated 96 million euros ($112 million) in ill-gotten gains from one of Europe’s most wanted drug lords, alleged to be hiding in a West African nation.
14 Jul, 2025
Buhari’s far-north hometown prepares to bury late Nigerian leader
Côte d’Ivoire extradites Beninese journalist arrested over president’s criticism
Nigeria declares Tuesday, July 15 public holiday to honour Buhari
‘Wanted to escape, but I couldn’t’: How illegal miners are lured into SA’s deadly gold rush
Muhammadu Buhari: African leaders pay tribute to former Nigerian president
14 Jul, 2025
South Africa’s Ramaphosa puts police minister on leave following corruption allegations
Cyril Ramaphosa appointed university law professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister.
14 Jul, 2025
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, says he will seek re-election to extend nearly 43-year rule
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has said he will be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power.
13 Jul, 2025
Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s ex-president, who served in two separate stints, dies aged 82
Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari has died at a hospital in London, the United Kingdom at the age of 82, his former digital media aide Bashir Ahmad said on Sunday.
13 Jul, 2025
Wildfires continue to spread in southwestern Libya
Wildfires continued to rage in southwestern Libya on Sunday, with the flames spreading to residential areas in Alawenat Oasis.
13 Jul, 2025
Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list
The Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau has been declared a World Heritage site by UN’s cultural agency UNESCO.
13 Jul, 2025
Angola discovers offshore gas in first gas-specific exploration well
Azule Energy has discovered gas in Angola’s first gas-specific exploration well off the country’s shores, the national oil and gas agency has said.
13 Jul, 2025
Somali forces kill at least seven al-Shabaab terrorists
Somali forces have killed at least seven al-Shabaab terrorists in central Hiraan region and destroyed two trucks carrying weapons.
13 Jul, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Tiwai Island added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list
Activist Tommy Garnett’s decades of work has paid off after Sierra Leone’s Tiwai Island – a lush forest home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of primates – landed a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage list on Sunday.
13 Jul, 2025
Children among 11 people killed in RSF attack in western Sudan
Three children are among 11 people killed in an attack in western Sudan blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
13 Jul, 2025
Nigeria jails 44 people for involvement in Boko Haram terrorism
The convivitions were part of a series of trials involving suspected members of Boko Haram terrorist group.
