Côte d’Ivoire president Ouattara sworn in fourth term, vows to defend constitution
Leaders from 11 African countries attended the ceremony, including representatives from USA and France.
8 Dec, 2025
Death toll from latest RSF drone strike in Sudan’s South Kordofan rises to 117
Sudan’s Kordofan states have witnessed weeks of intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee.
8 Dec, 2025
Nigerian armed forces ‘defended’ Benin following coup attempt: Tinubu
West Africa has experienced a wave of coups in recent years.
8 Dec, 2025
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren: sources, local media
Nigeria’s government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month in Niger state, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Sunday.
8 Dec, 2025
Benin coup attempt: President Talon addresses nation, says situation ‘completely under control’
Congolese army claims Rwanda, M23 bombing eastern DRC, but Kigali terms allegations ‘ridiculous’
Benin arrests 14 people over coup attempt
AU chief urges coup-plotting Beninese soldiers to ‘return to barracks without delay’
Thirteen farmers abducted in northeastern Nigeria
7 Dec, 2025
Benin government says coup attempt ‘foiled’
Benin’s government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.
7 Dec, 2025
ECOWAS condemns Benin ‘coup attempt’, pledges ‘all forms’ of support to President Talon
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it terms “an attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin.”
7 Dec, 2025
Nineteen women suffer RSF gender abuse in northern Sudan, medics say
Sudanese doctors report that 19 women, including two pregnant women, have been sexually assaulted by members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in northern Sudan.
7 Dec, 2025
AU condemns RSF’s deadly drone strike on southern Sudan, ‘more than 100’, including children, killed
The African Union strongly criticised on Sunday paramilitary drone strikes killing dozens including children in southern Sudan, condemning the “repeated and escalating atrocities committed against civilians.”
7 Dec, 2025
Benin presidency says Talon still in power, coup announcers ‘control only state TV’
Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control.
7 Dec, 2025
Military officers ‘seize power’ in Benin
The whereabouts of President Patrice Talon were not immediately known.
7 Dec, 2025
Terrorists attack Mali’s fuel tanker convoy
The authorities say several fuel tankers were damaged in the attack near the city of Bougouni.
6 Dec, 2025
Türkiye-Egypt defence cooperation produces Aqrab unmanned ground vehicle
Developed by Turkish defence giant Havelsan, through local collaboration in Egypt, unmanned platforms unveiled at defence fair in Cairo.
6 Dec, 2025
Key witness in South Africa police abuse inquiry shot dead
Marius Van der Merwe was gunned down Friday night in front of his family, weeks after testifying against a municipal police chief.
6 Dec, 2025
11 killed in South Africa hostel shooting
Gunmen entered the premise at and indiscriminately fired at a group of men who were drinking.
