Nigeria parliament approves Tinubu’s $2.85b foreign loan request
Nigeria’s parliament has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.85 billion from international debt markets.
29 Oct, 2025
Nigeria’s top general says insufficient ‘resources’ hampering war against terrorism
Nigeria’s top general on Wednesday said the military did not have enough resources in its fight against terrorist groups and called on the country to strengthen its police force.
29 Oct, 2025
Tanzania declares curfew after election day protests
Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country’s largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday.
29 Oct, 2025
Egypt calls for humanitarian truce in Sudan amid atrocities in Al Fasher
Egypt’s top diplomat holds talks with Sudanese counterpart to discuss situation in Al Fasher city.
29 Oct, 2025
Tanzania election: Internet disrupted and protests erupt on voting day
UN food agency protests Sudan’s decision to expel top staff
African Union congratulates Cameroon’s Biya on 8th term win
Tanzania election: Voting begins with incumbent Samia tipped to win
At least 18 people killed in fresh migrant shipwreck off Libya: IOM
28 Oct, 2025
Five volunteers killed in Sudan while distributing food, IFRC says
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday that five of its volunteers were killed in Sudan.
28 Oct, 2025
UN envoy says peace process in Central African Republic ‘regained momentum’
The UN’s top envoy in the Central African Republic (CAR) said on Tuesday that the peace process has “regained momentum” following a ceasefire agreement signed in April, but warned that upcoming budget cuts could undermine progress.
28 Oct, 2025
Ethiopia calls for international mediation with Eritrea over sea access
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for international “mediation” with Eritrea over access to the sea, insisting on an “irreversible” claim to the coastline as tensions rise between the Horn of Africa neighbours.
28 Oct, 2025
Kenya confirms nationalities of plane crash victims
The Civil Aviation Authority said the accident happened at Kwale, near the Indian Ocean coast
28 Oct, 2025
Tanzania election: What you need to know
In the absence of her main rivals in the elections, President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling CCM party are expected to have a clear advantage over smaller rivals.
28 Oct, 2025
AU demands end to ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Al Fasher
Sudan’s army says it has withdrawn from Al Fasher as the United Nations issued stark warnings over atrocities by the RSF.
28 Oct, 2025
Plane crashes in the Kenyan coastal region with 12 people feared dead
The crash happened in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (24 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said.
28 Oct, 2025
Archaeologists uncover clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery
Senegal alleges it was difficult to access the French colonial archives to study the massacre in full.
28 Oct, 2025
UN Chief ‘gravely concerned’ over escalation, civilian attacks in Sudan’s Al Fasher
Guterres condemns “indiscriminate attacks” and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Al Fasher, urging both sides in Sudan’s conflict to end the siege and resume peace talks.
28 Oct, 2025
Mother, her 8 children among 14 people killed in eastern DRC fire
A fire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu, controlled by the M23 rebel group, has killed 14 people, including 12 children, local sources told AFP on Monday.
