DRC confirms anthrax outbreak, one dead
DRC has confirmed an anthrax outbreak in eastern North Kivu Province, with one confirmed human case and one death.
1 May, 2025
Nigeria governors urge army to rethink anti-insurgency strategy
State governors in northeast Nigeria have called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after more than 100 people were killed in April in insurgent attacks.
1 May, 2025
At least 542 killed in North Darfur in past three weeks: UN
At least 542 civilians have been confirmed killed in Sudan’s North Darfur region in the past three weeks, the United Nations has said.
1 May, 2025
Mali’s political parties speak out against dissolution threat
Malian political parties, fearing their possible dissolution by the ruling junta, are raising their voices despite a crackdown on dissent and shrinking civic space.
1 May, 2025
Tunisia protesters demand freedom for jailed opposition
Sudan’s RSF shells presidential palace in Khartoum
Kenya’s president vows thorough probe into MP’s killing
Explosion erupts at Nigerian arms depot after ‘extreme heat’
South Africa police rescue migrants held captive by smugglers
1 May, 2025
Nigeria arms smuggling suspect not a British soldier – embassy
Local news outlets last week reported the arrest of the British citizen of Nigerian descent in connection to procurement of illegal arms in the oil-rich Delta region.
1 May, 2025
Libyan PM orders closure of 25 diplomatic missions
The prime minister’s office says the government will review staffing levels and working conditions at the remaining diplomatic missions.
1 May, 2025
Ghana ex-security chief charged over alleged theft of state funds
A former top security official in Ghana has been charged with alleged skimming of millions of dollars from a cybersecurity contract.
30 Apr, 2025
DRC asks senate to revoke immunity of ex-president Kabila
The Democratic Republic of the Congo government has called on its senate to lift immunity for former President Joseph Kabila who has been accused of helping the armed rebel M23 group.
30 Apr, 2025
Kenyan MP shot dead in apparent assassination in capital
A Kenyan opposition lawmaker has been shot dead in the capital Nairobi by gunmen on motorcycles.
30 Apr, 2025
US aid freeze affects Mozambique’s early childhood education
Education officials in Mozambique have warned that the US aid freeze to the country will negatively the development of early childhood education.
30 Apr, 2025
China says it recognises Somalia sovereignty over Somaliland
China has lauded Somalia over Mogadishu’s recent ban on Taiwanese citizens from entering the country, backing Mogadishu over Somaliland, a breakaway region.
30 Apr, 2025
Israeli bombings in Gaza unprecedented, violate international law: SA
South Africa says the latest Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip are “unprecedented in scale” and they violate international law.
30 Apr, 2025
UN chief ‘appalled’ by escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the “increasingly catastrophic” situation in Sudan’s North Darfur, as violence and mass displacement grip the region.
30 Apr, 2025
Sudan’s Burhan appoints new minister of cabinet affairs
Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed Ambassador Dafallah al-Haj Ali as the minister of cabinet affairs.
